Nutrition Matters

Question 1

What is the Mediterranean diet?

Answer 1

• Mediterranean diet: low meat, lots of vegetables
• “Blue” zones throughout the world where people live longer – move naturally and often (ie. walking), eat mostly vegetables and fruit but include a small amount of meat/seafood, eat meals with family

Question 2

What meal practices are strongly associated with healthy diet, and which are not for students?

Answer 2

• home food preparation and meal regularity are

- eating on the run, using media while eating, and purchasing foods/beverages on campus are not

Question 3

Only _ in 10 adults consume enough fruits and vegetables

Answer 3

1

Question 4

Which groups get less fruits and vegetables?

Answer 4

• men, younger adults, and people living in poverty

Question 5

What are the leading causes of death?

Answer 5

• cancer, heart disease, and stroke

Question 6

Most risk factors for heart disease are…

Answer 6

Modifiable through lifestyle

Question 7

What is a calorie?

Answer 7

• a measurement of energy

- one calorie is the amount of heat it takes to raise one gram of water

Question 8

How many calories are in a gram of carbohydrates?

Answer 8

4

Question 9

How many calories are in a gram of lipid?

Answer 9

9

Question 10

How many calories are in a gram of protein?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

How many calories are in a gram of alcohol?

Answer 11

7

Question 12

What seems to have more impact on disease susceptibility - diet or genes?

Answer 12

Diet seems to trump genetics

Question 13

What is the interaction of exercise with genetic risk of obesity?

Answer 13

Those who are active with high genetic susceptibility have lower BMIs than those who are inactive with low genetic susceptibility

Question 14

What percentage of the body is made up by water?

Answer 14

60%