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Kimberly Tsao, Contributor
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March 02, 2012

How health savvy are you?

In the age of the Internet, it's tough to tell fact from fiction when it comes to health, nutrition, and weight loss data. Test your knowledge by taking our quiz. By Kimberly Tsao

article2_health-savvy-quiz.jpgGetting all your info from the Internet is like playing poker. You could be falling for a bluff or lapping up bogus data because a glitzy website purports to hold the truth, just like the cocky player opposite you who raised the stakes. Sixty percent of people said their online research influenced how they dealt with their condition, according to a 2009 Social Life of Health Information report by the US non-profit think tank Pew Research Center. Googling health and fitness information is such a phenomenon that it has its own name: “cyberchondria,” in which the patients believe they’re sick from what they’ve read on the net. Sometimes it’s difficult to separate the truth from the lies. Can you call their bluffs? Try this quiz on for size.


(First published in the October 2010 issue of Women's Health Philippines, Slim-Down Strategies section as "Can you read our poker face?;" adapted for use in Female Network; photo by Walt Stoneburner via Flickr Creative Commons. Additional text by Patricia Dayacap.)

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1 .) If you recall your last meal, you’re less likely to snack.
  1. True.
  2. False.
2 .) Weight gain doesn’t put you at risk for Alzheimer’s.
  1. True.
  2. False.
3 .) If you’re not obese, you’re healthy.
  1. True.
  2. False.
4 .) Foods with vitamin B could reduce your risk for diabetes.
  1. True.
  2. False.
5 .) Sixty steps a minute counts as an intense workout.
  1. True.
  2. False.
6 .) Dairy can turn your weight-loss regimen into a success.
  1. True.
  2. False.
7 .) Peanuts have as much antioxidants as fruits.
  1. True.
  2. False.
8 .) Exercise for 1 hour six times a week to maintain any weight loss.
  1. True.
  2. False.
9 .) Chew your food too fast and you could overeat.
  1. True.
  2. False.
10 .) It’s necessary to have eight glasses of water every day.
  1. True.
  2. False.
11 .) The only benefit of chocolate is it lifts my mood.
  1. True.
  2. False.
12 .) Less TV time equals more pounds lost.
  1. True.
  2. False.
13 .) Red wine could ward off ovarian cancer.
  1. True.
  2. False.
14 .) Working out is more crucial for long-term weight loss than dieting.
  1. True.
  2. False.
15 .) You can shed more pounds doing exercise you excel in.
  1. True.
  2. False.
16 .) Multivitamins are as good as fruits and vegetables in preventing cancer and heart disease.
  1. True.
  2. False.
17 .) Raisins can promote good oral hygiene.
  1. True.
  2. False.
18 .) Eat as the Japanese do and you'll cut your cancer risk.
  1. True.
  2. False.
19 .) Have gum before lunch and you'll snack less later.
  1. True.
  2. False.
20 .) Vegetable juice is healthier than fruit juice.
  1. True.
  2. False.
21 .) A diet high in protein is best for calorie counters.
  1. True.
  2. False.
22 .) Soy could help you lose belly fat.
  1. True.
  2. False.
23 .) Exercising is a solution to insomnia.
  1. True.
  2. False.
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