A little quiz about food!!

[Guest guest]

Just for fun I made of a quick nutrition quiz based on what we were presented

with today!

Are you pretty up on the latest thoughts and real studies? Write down your

answers

before looking at what I've listed below. 8-10 right = A You are good!

5-7 right = B Better than 95% of

Americans!

4 or less right = time to turn off the TV

and get to reading!

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These figures are according to the #1 HEALTH WEBSITE IN THE WORLD

www.Mercola.com...

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1) As of 2005, what diagnosis is listed as the #1 cause of death of Americans?

2) According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, the real #1

cause of

death of Americans is?

3) The brain is _______% fat?

4) 85% of Americans are deficient in which vitamin? (Hint: the deficiency is

causing an

increase in cancer rates)

5) The average American eats ____ # of orders of french fries/week, and

_______cans of)

sodapop/year?

6) The FDA has done only one criminal investigation into the makers of a certain

food

substance. What was it?

7) What is the best type of water filter for drinking tap water?

8) What is the #1 PHYSICAL factor that accelerates aging?

9) Why is it good to avoid buying bottled water? (three reasons)

10) What % of the American diet consists of processed food?

scroll down to get answers......

ANSWERS (According to Dr Mercola------ Not that everything on this site is

true, it isn't

and they don't claim to know everything. No one does. He recommends looking at

all this

as a " learning journey " . However, everything I've seen on the site is extremely

well-

researched and well-documented.

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1) Cancer = #1 now. Both heart attack and cancer were virtually non-existent

100 years

ago. About 40-50 years ago heart attacks soared to the leading diagnosis for

death of

Americans. Rates for most types of cancer are skyrocketing. Thes trends mirror

the

increase in trans fats, sugar consumption, obesity, aspartame consumption and

the

processing of foods.

2) Actually, the cause behind the majority of deaths is " death by doctor " . You

could also

be more kind and call it " The Conventional Medical Paradigm " . This has been

reported in

many medical journals. It includes such things as mistakes and drug reactions (4

billion

prescriptions per year!!). If a doctor prescribed Vioxx and the drug caused

cardiac death,

it's logged as a 'heart attack " .

3) 60%. of the brain is FAT That's why the " low-fat " craze and the trans- fat

increase has

increased rates of Alzheimers (virtually non-existent 100 years ago), dementia,

ADD, and

much else. (Also, Omega 3 fats INDISPUTABLY decrease risk and incidence of

arrhythmia,

thrombosis, plaque, increased triglycerides, lipoprotein-a, and inflammatory

conditions)

4) Vitamin D. 100% of people living in the northern climates are deficient.

African-

Americans have 300% more breast and prostate cancer due to their uv-blocking

skin

melanin. The best way to augment D levels is SUNLIGHT (one hour a day

minimum). In

the north, vacation south (it takes at least 3 weeks to build up levels of D) OR

get a SPERTI

Vit D sunlamp, it's the #1 way to get D. Cod Liver Oil is also good, but only

certain brands

are safe (you can also overdose on diet-based D). Adults need 4000 iu daily.

SUNSHINE

DOES NOT CAUSE CANCER, in fact 50,000 cancer deaths a year are due to avoiding

sun.

The cancers, especially melanomas, are caused by distorted omega 6:3 ratios.

Never get

sunburned and avoid all sunscreens except zinc oxide.

5) FOUR orders of French fries a week (horribly high in trans fats) and

possibly the worst

dietary disaster junk food ever-should not be eaten. 600 cans of soda a year!

And on the

rise. This is over 50 gallons of a " food " that has zero redeeming qualities and

destroys

health, plus it's addictive.

6) ASPARTAME. They were after Searle Corp but the politicians quashed the

investigation.

Two FDA officials became executives at Searle! Researchers had covered cancer

findings in

animals, hidden bad results and worse. They lied. Then Rumsfield became

CEO.

He's still on the board! He is also on the board of the company that makes

Tamiflu!! No

wonder the government is stockpiling this virtually worthless drug.

7) Only REVERSE OSMOSIS takes out the chlorine and the flouride. The chlorine

is one of

several agents used to kill bacteria in water but it's not good for us (toxic,

plus it displaces

iodine). The flouride used in drinking water is a serious toxin and really

doesn't prevent

tooth decay!

8) HIGH INSULIN! SO, you have to avoid SUGAR if you want to stay healthy.

Insulin in

excess increases blood pressure, cholesterol, shortens lifespan, impairs the

immune

system, it also creates food cravings and makes it impossible to burn fat and

lose weight.

EXERCISE normalizes insulin.

9) A) Most of the bottles leach toxins and carcinogens. This is especially true

if they are

reused.

The consumption of them is causing vast problems of litter, waste

build-up and

pollution (500 years or more to decompose)

C) Many bottled waters are made by companies like Pepsi and Coke and aren't

that

great.

10) A shocking 90% of our food is processed! It should be almost the opposite

in that we

should be eating 90% of our diet RAW. Best to eat raw: eggs, dairy, some meat,

liver,

nuts, fruits, some vegetables, greens. Usually beans and the cruciferous

vegetables should

be cooked.

More to follow...

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