Nutrition
Name 3 fruits with a glycemic index less than apples.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING - what is the glycemic index of a fruit roll-up?
cherries, raspberries, pear, avocados etc.
Name 2 of the 3 tests we discussed that were studied to promote longevity. Bryan Johnson promotes them.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING - what is the normal range for grip strength for young women?
A Fitbit claims that a patient spent exactly 83 minutes in REM sleep. The Fitbit is indirectly measuring this through PPG and HR. What is the gold standard method to measure sleep?
EEG / Polysomnography
What is the oldest currently living land animal?
DOUBLE OR NOTHING: What genes are upregulated for this animal?
Jonathan the Giant Tortoise
promoters of genes involved in the mitochondrial electron transport chain, and RNA metabolism
What is the 7 ft space proximal to the net called?
DOUBLE OR NOTHING: Why is it called that?
Kitchen
Our patient's fasting glucose changes from 107 to 105 mg/dL while A1c rises from 5.9% to 6.1%. If both measurements are valid, worsening glucose during this portion of the day is one plausible explanation for the discordance.
Postprandial Period
How do you interpret a person having a VO2max of 42 ml/kg/min?
maximal rate of oxygen consumption of approximately 42 mL of O₂ per kilogram of body weight per minute
What is the most evidence-based supplement for sleep? How does it work? (have to get both right)
Name at least 2 Blue Zones
The score is 7-3-1. On what side is the server serving?
Left
Twenty minutes after eating, a fingerstick reads 165 mg/dL while the CGM reads 142 mg/dL with a sharply rising arrow. Assuming both devices are functioning normally, what is a possible explanation?
Interstitial glucose lag
At maximal exercise, a patient has preserved cardiac output and normal hemoglobin, but mixed venous blood leaves exercising muscle with unusually high oxygen content. According to the Fick equation, this finding points toward failure of this component of oxygen utilization.
Peripheral extraction
What is the 10-3-2-1 rule?
How do you measure waist circumference according to the NHLBI method?
top of hip bones
How many pickleball courts are there at Buccleuch Park?
DOUBLE OR WORKOUT: How many courts are there in New Brunswick/Piscataway combined?
18
What is the recommended amount of daily protein intake for an adult per the newest USDA guidelines? Provide a range.
1.2-1.6 g/kg of body weight
To reasonably call a resistance-training session “full body,” name the six broad muscle regions that should be represented.
DOUBLE OR WORKOUT: Which of these groups will most improve glucose control?
Chest, back, shoulders, arms, legs/hips, and core
What substance do most sleep aids have that act as mild sedatives to make you drowsy?
Diphenhydramine
Who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine earlier this week?
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel
Who are the #1 female and male pickleball players?
Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns
What vitamin/supplement interferes with several routine labs?
Biotin
You are looking to be at your peak fitness. How many hand-release pushups do you need to do in 2 minutes to pass the U.S. Army test? Provide answers for men and women.
If you get it wrong, you have to do the difference between your answer and correct answer in pushups.
58 and 53
State of sleep where you become consciously aware that you are dreaming while the dream is still happening
What is the oldest recorded medicinal supplement/herb that we know about?
Dandelion Root
Where did the name 'pickle' ball come from?
Pickle Boat