1. Which food is most likely to help
prevent the most common form of blindness in older
Americans?
a. oranges
b. spinach
c. tomato juice
d. zucchini
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11. Which has not been linked to a
high-salt diet?
a. stroke
b. stomach cancer
c. osteoporosis
d. diabetes
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2. Which is worst for you?
a. butter
b.
margarine
c. whipped butter
d. light margarine
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12. There's evidence that the B-vitamin
folic acid cuts the risk of all but:
a. birth defects like spinabifida
b. stroke
c. colon cancer
d. heart disease
e. prostate cancer
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3. Which claim is backed by the best
research?
a. hot dogs increase the risk of childhood leukemia
b.
carnitine helps you lose weight
c. cranberry juice can help
treat urinary tract infections
d. garlic strengthens your immune system
e.
coenzyme Q10 helps prevent heart disease.
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13. Which is not a good source of folic
acid?
a. tuna fish
b. corn flakes
c. Asparagus
d. lentils
e.
orange juice
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4. Breast cancer kills more women than any
other disease
a. true
b. false
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14. The evidence is strongest that vitamin
C can:
a. prevent cancer
b. lower blood pressure
c. reduce the duration of colds
d. prevents colds
e. prevent cataracts
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5. Which disease has not been linked to
diets that are rich in red meat?
a. colon cancer
b. heart disease
c. prostate cancer
d. stomach cancer
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15. Which isn't dangerous in high dose?
a. vitamin B-6
b. vitamin B-12
c. niacin
d.
vitamin D
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6. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables
has not been clearly kinked to a lower risk of:
a. breast cancer
b. colon cancer
c. lung cancer
d. stroke
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16. Most multivitamin supplements contain
far less than a day's worth of:
a. zinc
b. vitamin A
c. iron
d. calcium
e. vitamin D
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7. A healthy Mediterranean diet has very
little:
a. bread
b. olive oil
c. beans
d. vegetables
d. cheese
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17. Which food poisoning symptoms warrant
calling the doctor?
a. bloody diarrhea
b. a stiff neck, severe
headache and fever
c. excessive vomiting
d. any of the above
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8. If you're in your 50s or 60s and your
blood pressure is normal, it will stay that way.
a. true
b. false
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18. Which is least likely to cause food
poisoning?
a. undercooked chicken
b. Caesar salad dressing
c. raw oysters
d. rare hamburger
e. mayonnaise
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9. Four of these strategies have been
clearly shown to keep blood pressure from rising. Which
hasn't?
a. cutting salt
b. losing excess weight
c. eating potassium-rich foods
d.
getting adequate calcium
e. exercising regularly
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19. Which is least likely to have
contaminants?
a. flounder
b. swordfish
c. raw clams
d. bluefish
e. lake trout
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10. Which is not a good source of
potassium?
a. cantaloupe
b. yogurt
c. brown rice
d. squash
e. kidney beans
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20. What poisons the most children under
the age of six?
a. eating moldy food
b. drinking
household cleaners
c. taking an overdose of iron pills
d. chewing poisonous houseplant leaves
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