What food is linked to colorectal cancer? - ANS ✓Red Meat, Processed meats
T or F: Nutrition and Obesity are thought to be the most significant cause of
cancer in the US. - ANS ✓True
What is the range for high systolic BP? - ANS ✓140-159
What is the low risk BMI? - ANS ✓<25
Increasing portion sizes may have implications on what two things? - ANS
✓Obesity risk and weight gain
High cholesterol is the best predictor for risk of what chronic disease? - ANS
✓CHD
What two forms of risk can be related to diet as well as CVD risk? - ANS
✓Hypertension and High Cholesterol
T or F: Diet can be related to obesity risk and obesity is related to CVD risk.
- ANS ✓True
T or F: Exercise is the most modifiable risk factor for CVD - ANS ✓True
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How many years of life would be gained if all forms of CVD were
eliminated? - ANS ✓7 years
What is atherosclerosis? - ANS ✓The build up of fat, cholesterol and plaque in
the inner layer of the artery
wall.
What two things have done little to prevent CVD? - ANS ✓Lifestyle and
Medicine
The treatment after there is a disease already prevalent - ANS ✓3rd level
prevention
Obesity is the lifestyle related risk factor for what chronic disease? - ANS
✓Diabetes
T or F: Pill popping is the most common form of weight loss. - ANS ✓False,
eating fewer calories is the most common form of weight loss.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for what chronic disease? - ANS
✓Diabetes
What diabetic complication results in blurred vision? - ANS ✓Diabetic
Retinopathy
Pediatric obesity epidemic suggests that life expectancy will drop by how
much by mid-century? - ANS ✓2-5 years
T or F: Red wine was found to be most effective at reducing atherosclerosis.
- ANS ✓False--Grape juice was most effective
What vegetable had the highest antioxidant content? - ANS ✓Red Bell Pepper
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