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Expert IQ Assessment

Test your knowledge of habit change and nutrition science with the Expert IQ Assessment.

1 / 13

What is the more effective goal?

Eat everything in moderation

During the next seven days consume no more than eighteen ounces of red meat

2 / 13

What is most likely to decrease your pizza cravings?

Not eating pizza for sixty days

Only eating pizza on Saturdays for sixty days

3 / 13

What is most likely to decrease your consumption of cookies?

Telling your spouse or significant other to point out every time you eat a cookie

Putting the cookies in a drawer where you won't see them by accident

Practicing your self-control for twenty-one days

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Why is it important to immediately celebrate successes?

It is fun

It is a trick question - it isn't important

Actions that create a feeling of success or other positive emotions create a dopamine response and are more likely to be repeated

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According to the World Cancer Research Fund, what has the strongest evidence for causing weight-gain?

Eating red meat

Eating too many carbs

Consuming sugar sweetened beverages

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What is a good indicator a food is ultra-processed?

It has more sugar than fat

It includes seed oils

It includes ingredients you would never purchase for your own kitchen

7 / 13

What is an easy thing to check on the Nutrition Facts Label that is linked to gaining weight?

Total sugars

Total fat

Cholesterol

Added sugars

8 / 13

Why is screen time associated with weight gain?

It is a marker of sedentary behavior and low levels of physical activity

The commercials program your subconscious to want the foods being advertised

Many consume ultra-processed foods while watching a screen

All of the above

None of the above

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Why do some people enjoy eating vegetables more than others?

Some have a genetic abnormality that makes them like healthy food

This is a trick question - no one really likes eating vegetables

The more you eat a food, the more you like it

They mix it with other foods that taste better

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On packaged food, how are the ingredients ordered?

Alphabetical order

Descending order of how many calories are in each ingredient

By weight, with the heaviest first

The healthiest ingredients are listed first

11 / 13

Which is more likely to increase the risk of heart disease?

Too much omega 6 fat

Too much salt

Too much gluten

Too many carbs

12 / 13

Which statement is true about whole grains?

They should be avoided due to the lectins and phytates

The carbs increase the risk of type 2 diabetes

They increase the risk of cancer

They promote inflammation

They reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, diverticulosis, respiratory diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, asthma, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and neurodegenerative diseases

The gluten increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease

13 / 13

How many cups of green leafy vegetables do you consume per week?

Less than 7

7 to 13

14 or more

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