#21-Disease Prevention Flashcards
1. What percentage of your genes cannot be changed?
a. 50%
b. 100%
c. 85%
d. 2%
d. 2%
2. What is nutrigenomics?
a. The study of DNA
b. The economy of the nutrition industry
c. The study of how multiple factors in your diet, environment, and lifestyle can affect your genes.
d. The study of nutrition-based detoxification.
c. The study of how multiple factors in your diet, environment, and lifestyle can affect your genes.
3. What is not one of the 6 major dysfunctions discussed?
a. Digestive dysfunction
b. A sluggish detox system
c. Exercise dysfunction
d. Hormonal imbalance
c. Exercise dysfunction
4. Which statement is true?
a. The type of calories you consume is more important than the amount you consume
b. 60 calories of Oreos is the same a 60 calories of wild caught salmon
c. Calories in equals calories out
d. A calorie is a calorie, no matter what type of food it comes from
a. The type of calories you consume is more important than the amount you consume
5. What is an example of a healthy fat?
a. Trans fats
b. Canola oil
c. Grass fed butter
d. Grape seed oil
c. Grass fed butter
6. Which of the following is a recommended label when choosing good quality animal protein?
a. All natural
b. Dry-aged
c. Un-processed
d. 100% grass fed
d. 100% grass fed
7. What can insulin resistance lead to?
a. Weight gain
b. Diabetes
c. Heart disease
d. All of these options can happen due to insulin resistance
d. All of these options can happen due to insulin resistance
8. When is it recommended to put away electronic devices in regard to bedtime?
a. 1-2 hours before bedtime
b. 5 hours before bedtime
c. 5 minutes before bedtime
d. Its fine to sleep in bed with your electronic devices
a. 1-2 hours before bedtime
9. What is an example of a physical stressor?
a. Too much exercise
b. Overexposure to environmental toxins
c. Nutrient deficiencies
d. All of these options are examples of physical stressors
d. All of these options are examples of physical stressors
10. What does it mean to “eat as close to nature as possible”?
a. Only eat fruits and vegetables
b. Choose packaged foods that have an “all natural” label
c. You should eat in nature as often as possible
d. Choose foods that come directly from the earth (have been grown on a farm), or as close to it as you can
d. Choose foods that come directly from the earth (have been grown on a farm), or as close to it as you can
11. Which label(s) are recommended when choosing fruits and vegetables?
a. Both organic and local
b. Organic
c. GMO
d. Local
a. Both organic and local
12. What is an important question to ask yourself when you become proactive about your health?
a. What might my body need to heal?
b. What might be harming me and should be removed?
c. What might I be lacking and should be added?
d. All of these are important questions to ask yourself
d. All of these are important questions to ask yourself