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smoking
healthy eating
salt use
exercise and stress
A little of everything
100
A single cigarette contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to...
cause cancer
100
True or False. How much you eat is just as important as what you eat.
True.
100
Under _______ your alive! a) 2 b)5 c)10 d)15
b) 5
100
To stay healthy you should try to exercise at least _____ minutes a day. a) 10 minutes b) 20 minutes c) 30 minutes d) 45 minutes
c) 30 minutes a day
100
True or false. Sometime you may feel hungry but you are actually needing juice.
False. Your body may be telling you it is thirsty for water.
200
Smokers are at very high risk for many diseases, name three
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200
If you had to pick between fresh fruit, frozen fruit or canned fruit, which is NOT the best for your body?
Canned anything is full of preservatives and usually higher is salt.
200
True or false. Healthy adults should have no more than 2 teaspoons of salt a day.
False. Healthy adults have no more than 1,700 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day (about a 1/2 teaspoon)
200
True or false. Stress can affect your heart health. If so, how.
True. • Emotional stress -- especially anger -- is a common heart attack "trigger." • Reactions to stress can include overeating, drinking too much alcohol, or smoking, all of which are dangerous for your heart health.
200
Water makes up about _______ % of your body weight.
60%
300
Smoking Tobacco kills about ________ Canadians a year. a) 3 700 b) 10 250 c) 27 370 d) 37 000
d) 37 000
300
Name two grain products to limit or avoid:
White, refined flour White bread Muffins Frozen waffles Corn bread Doughnuts Biscuits Quick breads Granola bars Cakes Pies Egg noodles Buttered popcorn High-fat snack crackers
300
Name 3 ways you can decrease your salt intake throughout the day.
Choose Herbs and spices Salt substitutes Reduced-salt canned soups or prepared meals Reduced-salt versions of condiments, such as reduced-salt soy sauce and reduced-salt ketchup Avoid Table salt Canned soups and prepared foods, such as frozen dinners Tomato juice Soy sauce
300
Evercise can help correct many health problems.....name 2.
• Help you lose weight and prevents over eating • Reduce heart disease complications • Reduce your chances of stroke • Lower your blood pressure • Reduce your risk for diabetes, another heart disease risk factor • Lower your chances of developing other serious medical problems
300
Women should drink a total of ______ cups of beverages a day.....peferably mostly water. a) 2 cups b) 5 cups c) 7 cups d) 9 cups
d) 9 cups
400
The Center for Disease Control estimates that adult female smokers lose _____ years of life because of smoking. a)5.5 b)9.5 c)14.5 d)18.5
c) 14.5
400
True or False. Do not snack on unhealthy foods EVER!
False! Allow yourself an indulgence every now and then. A candy bar or handful of potato chips won't derail your heart-healthy diet
400
Name two foods you think are high in sodium.
Table salt Canned soups and prepared foods, such as frozen dinners Tomato juice Soy sauce
400
I am so busy, name 2 ways I can increase my exercise without going to the gym and working out.
• Park farther away in a parking lot and walk a few steps more to the entrance. • If you have time, walk the long way around something, instead of taking the shortest path. • Take a walk after dinner instead of sitting down right away. • Take the stairs instead of the elevator when you can. • Go through housework briskly to raise your heart rate. • Instead of sitting at a bench at the playground or in the car during sports practice waiting for your child, walk around the field, parking lot or courts. • Do simple exercises while sitting down at a desk or traveling, such as knee lifts, shoulder rolls or arm lifts.
400
Dehydration causes lowering in blood volume; lowering in blood volume causes lowering in the supply of oxygen to your muscles; and _________ in the supply of oxygen to your muscles can make you feel tired. a) lowering b) raising
a) lowering
500
True or false. Smoking can damage EVERY part of the body.
True.
500
What happens to the arteries of your heart when your cholesterol levels are high?
Cholesterol sticks to the arteries of your heart and can cause a heart attack!
500
I don't have time for 30 minutes a day to exercise, can I you can split them up into three 10-minute periods?
True.
500
Name 4 risk factors for heart disease.
Having high blood pressure Smoking Being overweight Having unhealthy blood fat and cholesterol levels Having diabetes Being physically inactive Being over 55 years old for men and over 65 years old for women Having family members who had heart disease or a heart attack early in life