Nelson: Nutrition

Question 1

What plays the biggest role in determining health?

Answer 1

Social and economic factors (40%)

Question 2

What percent of physicians feel like they received adequate training in counseling pts on diet/physical activity?

Answer 2

1/4

Question 3

What leading causes of death in the US are related to nutrition?

Answer 3

4 of the top ten!

Cardiovascular Disease - # 1 at 24%
Cancer - #2 at 23%
Stroke - #5 at 5%
Diabetes - #7 at 3%

Question 4

What is the top contributor to premature death?

Answer 4

1. diet and physical inactivity
2. tobacco
3. alcohol

Question 5

What are the top three preventable causes of death in the US?

Answer 5

smoking
high BP
being overweight

Question 6

What percent of adults are overweight or obese?

Answer 6

68%

More than 1/3 are obese

*costs 147 billion in associated costs with obesity

Question 7

What is the national prevention strategy recommendations for healthy eating?

Answer 7

1. increase access to healthy and affordable food.
2. Implement nutrition standards and policies
3. improve nutritional quality of food supply
4. Help ppl make healthy choices.
5. Support policies and programs that promote breastfeeding.
6. enhance food safety.

Question 8

What is the golden hour?

Answer 8

First hour after babies born that baby gets skin to skin contact to promote breast feeding

Question 9

What is the minimum goal for improved nutrition?

Answer 9

eat a variety of fruits and veggies every day

Question 10

What are healthier goals to improve nutrition?

Answer 10

Enjoy food but eat less.
Avoid oversized portions.
Make half of the plate fruits and vegetables.
Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.
Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread and frozen meals, and choose the foods with lower sodium.
Drink water instead of sugary drinks.
Reduce or eliminate sugar-sweetened drinks

Question 11

How much water does the average hamburger take to produce?

Answer 11

630 gallons

Question 12

What percent of water goes to agriculture?

Answer 12

70%

Question 13

What fruits and vegetables form the dirty dozen (have the most pesticides on them)?

Answer 13

apples
celery
cherry tomatoes
cucumbers
grapes
nectarines
peaches
potatoes
snap peas
spinach
strawberries
sweet bell peppers
kale
collard greens

Question 14

What fruits and veggies are part of the clean 15?

Answer 14

asparagus
avocados
cabbage
cantaloupe
cauliflower
eggplant
grapefruit
kiwi
mangoes
onions
papayas
pineapples
sweet corn
sweat peas
sweet potatoes

Question 15

What percent of antibiotics produced are used in animal agriculture?

Answer 15

80%

74% for non-therapeutic purposes–used to accelerate animal growth and prevent diseases

Question 16

What are the climate change BAD actors in the US?

Answer 16

red meat and dairy

Question 17

What conditions promote antibiotic resistance in agriculture?

Answer 17

failure of infection control
exposure to antibiotics
stress rxn

Question 18

What is the most effective way to lower an average household’s food related climate?

Answer 18

Shifting less than one day per week’s worth of calories from red meat and dairy products to chicken, fish, eggs, or a vegetable-based diet may achieves more GHG reduction than buying all locally sourced food.

Question 19

Clinical evidence suggests that what diet can help prevent cardiovascular disease?

Answer 19

Mediterranean Diet