A new book about heart health covers lifestyle, medical tests and symptoms, among other things. Here's a quiz from the nutrition chapters of American Medical Association Guide to Preventing and Treating Heart Disease: Essential Information You and Your Family Need to Know About Having a Healthy Heart.
1. Antioxidant vitamins are so called because they may slow down the process of oxidation in your arteries.
True or false?
2. Some research shows that fruits and green, leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale and collards are associated with reduced risk of developing heart disease.
True or false?
3. Starch vegetables are high in complex carbohydrates, which do little more for your body than provide energy.
True or false?
4. Sherbet and sorbet are not much healthier than regular ice cream.
True or false?
5. You should eat no more than 6 ounces of meat, poultry or fish a day.
True or false?
6. The ideal amount of omega-3 oils a person needs in a day for optimal health is not clear.
True or false?
7. Fish and supplements are the only sources of omega-3 oils.
True or false?
8. Women with a waist circumference greater than 35 inches and men with waistlines larger than 40 inches are at higher risk of heart disease.
True or false?
Answers:1. True; 2. True; 3. False; 4. False; 5. True; 6. True; 7. False, you can also eat tofu and other forms of soybeans and canola, walnut and flaxseed and their oils; 8. True.
