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Dawns Basic Health And Nutrition Quiz - Quiz

One of the ways to ensure you do not get a lot of hospital visits or pain in your body is by living a healthy life and this is described by having regular exercises and checking what you ingest in your body. This Quiz tests your basic knowledge of health and nutrition. Many Questions were inspired by other health quizzes. So, give it a chance and try and take care of your body better.

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1.

Good nutrition is important for good health.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

Explanation
Good nutrition plays a crucial role in maintaining good health. A well-balanced diet that includes essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals is necessary for the proper functioning of the body. It helps in boosting the immune system, promoting growth and development, preventing chronic diseases, and maintaining overall well-being. Therefore, it is correct to say that good nutrition is important for good health.

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There are good and bad food choices available in all four food groups. (Breads and Cereals, Fruits and Vegetables, Meat and Fish and Fats)
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

Explanation
Poor food choices if based on the number of calories can be found in all food groups.

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How many calories does it take to create one pound of fat?
- A.
  
  785
- B.
  
  1,590
- C.
  
  2,000
- D.
  
  3,500
Correct Answer
D. 3,500

Explanation
It takes 3,500 extra calaries to create one pound of fat.

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4.

All calories beyond what the body needs to survive is stored as fat.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
Some of those calories are stored in the body as glycogen (muscle fuel). So if you are exercising and using up that fuel it is less likely to be stored as fat.

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5.

You eat a late night meal; what happens to the calories?
- A.
  
  All the calories are stored as fat.
- B.
  
  Some of the calories are stored as fat.
- C.
  
  The food is not digested properly.
- D.
  
  The food is digested and metabolized in the same way as during the rest of the day.
Correct Answer
D. The food is digested and metabolized in the same way as during the rest of the day.

Explanation
Your body does not know what time it is. If you are active and have an active metabolism the time of day is not a concern.

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It takes 3,500 calories to gain 1 pound. If you eat 3,500 calories tomorrow you will definately gain a pound?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
- C.
  
  Depends on the amount of exercise I get.
Correct Answer
B. No

Explanation
No. Your body needs a portion of those calories for normal processing. This would only be true if you ate 3,500 calories more than your body needed. (Usually around 2000)

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This food group is the bodies main source of energy.
- A.
  
  Fruits and Vegetables
- B.
  
  Carbohydrates
- C.
  
  Protiens
- D.
  
  None of the above.
Correct Answer
B. Carbohydrates

Explanation
Carbohydrates are the bodies main source of energy. Complex carbohydrates are the best choice since they take longer to be broken down.

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Fats are Fats; in other words all types of fat are equally bad for you.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
False. There are different kinds of fat. Fats like vegetable oil and olive oil are better choices than lard (meat fats).

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9.

Which of the following would be a better nutritional choice?
- A.
  
  Apple Cinnamon Rice Cake
- B.
  
  Apple
Correct Answer
A. Apple Cinnamon Rice Cake

Explanation
An Apple Rice Cake would be a better choice. It contains fewer calories and is a complex carbohydrate.

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10.

In order to stay healthy it is important to have fats in your diet.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer(s)
A. True
B. False

Explanation
Your body requires some fat to function properly. However, it is much less than most of us get.

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Your body natuarally produces cholesterol.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

Explanation
Yes, Cholesterol is needed by the body but the body produces all it needs internally.

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Which of these food types has the most calories per serving?
- A.
  
  Vegetables
- B.
  
  Fats
- C.
  
  Fruits
- D.
  
  Protein/Dairy
Correct Answer
D. Protein/Dairy

Explanation
Foods in the Protein and Dairy categories have the greates number of calories per serving. Approx. 110 calories/serving

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All the foods in the same food group have the same serving size.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
False. Serving sizes are determined by the number of calories in a given item. So portion sizes can be very different depending on the calorie content of the item.

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14.

There is only one food pyramid.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
There are several food pyramids. (USDA - MYPyramid, vegetarian pyramid, latin american pyramid...)

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What questions, comments or concerns do you have about nutrition?

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Dawn's Basic Health And Nutrition Quiz

Good nutrition is important for good health.

There are good and bad food choices available in all four food groups. (Breads and Cereals, Fruits and Vegetables, Meat and Fish and Fats)

How many calories does it take to create one pound of fat?

All calories beyond what the body needs to survive is stored as fat.

You eat a late night meal; what happens to the calories?

It takes 3,500 calories to gain 1 pound. If you eat 3,500 calories tomorrow you will definately gain a pound?

This food group is the bodies main source of energy.

Fats are Fats; in other words all types of fat are equally bad for you.

Which of the following would be a better nutritional choice?

In order to stay healthy it is important to have fats in your diet.

Your body natuarally produces cholesterol.

Which of these food types has the most calories per serving?

All the foods in the same food group have the same serving size.

There is only one food pyramid.

What questions, comments or concerns do you have about nutrition?