Here's a quiz from the American Dietetic Association about basic nutrition.
1. All the foods you eat should be low in fat.
True or false?
2. Snacking can keep you from overeating at mealtime.
True or false?
3. Eating too many carbohydrates can cause weight gain.
True or false?
4. Vegetarian diets are healthful.
True or false?
5. Eating sugar causes diabetes.
True or false?
6. Fad diets work.
True or false?
7. Frozen and canned vegetables are not as nutritious as fresh.
True or false?
8. Brown foods are whole grain.
True or false?
9. You should limit salt intake to one teaspoon daily.
True or false?
10. You will gain about 10 pounds a year if you eat 100 extra calories a day.
True or false?
Answers:1. False; 2. True; 3. False. Too many calories cause weight gain. 4. True; 5. False; 6. True. But fad dieters often return to their old eating habits. 7. False; 8. False; 9. True. That amounts to about 2,300 milligrams or less of sodium daily. 10. True
