Junk Food
This fast food company serves over 70 million people daily.
What is McDonalds?
High concentrations of cholesterol form plaques that block blood flow. This food is famously high in cholesterol, but recent research has shown consuming 1-2 of them a day poses a negligible risk to heart health.
What are eggs?
One cup of this vegetable contains 135% of your daily value of Vitamin C.
What is broccoli?
This fruit is high in fiber, protein, and antioxidants, but its consumption is banned in many Southeast Asian countries.
What is durian?
This fruit, rich in carotenoids that support cell growth and the immune system, can weigh up to more than a ton.
What are pumpkins?
How much sodium is in 1 In-N-Out double-double?
What is 1500 mg? (The daily recommended value is 2000 mg)
What is flavored yogurt?
The pigment found in this food protects cells from metabolic waste products; despite what you might have learned in kindergarten, this common garden plant was classified as a vegetable by the Supreme Court.
What are tomatoes?
Though these fruits are commonly peeled, their skins contain high amounts of fiber, Vitamins C and A, and calcium.
What are apples?
What disease, commonly caused by consuming junk food, is the leading cause of death in the US?
What is heart disease?
Soda is known for being highly acidic. What is the pH of soda?
What is 2.5? (the pH of battery acid is 1)
These chemicals, often found in diet soda, can decrease the diversity of beneficial gut microbes while encouraging the growth of harmful ones.
What are artificial sweeteners?
True or false? Do carrots improve your eyesight?
False. Vitamin A in carrots is very important to eye health, but will not cure nearsightedness.
This fruit you might eat while monkeying around contains inulin, a carbohydrate that acts as a beneficial food source for gut bacteria.
What are bananas?
This protein-rich food has ten legs, swims backward, and is eaten by flamingos.
What is shrimp?
What type of junk food contains nitrates and nitrites, which are chemicals strongly suspected of causing cancer in humans?
You may think that this high-fat food may make you go crazy, but the fats they contain lower blood cholesterol and are beneficial for heart health.
This vegetable is a good source of Vitamin C, potassium, phosphorous, and fiber; they are also one of the most filling foods you can eat.
What are potatoes?
This fruit, rich in heart-healthy fats and Vitamins B and K, had seeds spread by giant ground sloths back in the Ice Age.
What are avocados?
Are there more microbes in your body or stars in the Milky Way?
There are trillions of more microbes in your body than stars in our galaxy.
Chicken nuggets are mostly meat. True/False?
False. They are mostly made out of bones, tendons, and fat.
This beverage is often thought as healthy, but can contain 30 grams of sugar per serving.
What is 100% fruit juice?
Two cups of this leafy green vegetable contains about the same amount of calcium in a glass of milk.
Kiwis contain more vitamin C per serving than oranges. Are kiwi birds named after the kiwi fruit, or are kiwi fruit named after kiwi birds?
The fruit was named after the bird.
Where do more than 99% of the microbes in your body live?