What the health? Movie quiz

Ken is a hypochondriac. A hypochondriac is a person who is overly-conscious of their health and they are always worried that they might be sick. Why is he like this?

• Because he likes going to the doctor.

• Because he thinks that diseases are cool.

• Because he wants to know what it is like to get one of these diseases.

• Because of all the people in his family who have died from sickness and diseases.

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Eating processed meats (e.g., sausage, bacon, deli meat) increases your risk of getting cancer the same amount as cigarettes.

• True

• False

According to the video, white meat (e.g. chicken and turkey are more healthy than red meat (e.g. beef).

• True

• False

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Dr. Garth Davis, M.D., quoted, “I really don’t think people though what they ate led to heart disease. They think, “Oh, it’s genetic, my parents had it.”

What does genetic mean?

• Something that you inherit from your parents

• A disease

• Something that makes you fat

• A type of fat

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Milk builds strong bones.

• True

• False

Use the chart below the answer the following questions:

Which of the following are food-related diseases (i.e. diseases that can be caused by the foods that you eat)? Choose all that apply:

• Heart disease

• Cancer

• Stroke

• Diabetes

Use the chart below the answer the following questions:

Which of the following has led to the highest cause of death in the United States?

• Terrorism

• Accidents (e.g. car accidents)

• Food related diseases (e.g Heart disease and Diabetes)

• Alzheimer’s disease

A cheeseburger law is also known as a “commonsense law”. It states that, “A person may not sue a cheeseburger company for becoming fat because they should have known that they were unhealthy”. What is another scenario where the law of common sense could apply? Check all that apply.

• The tobacco industry cannot be sued for selling cigarettes because people should know that smoking could cause cancer.

• A fruit company cannot be sued for selling rotting fruit because they want to save money.

• A movie company cannot be sued for making a movie that is too scary.

• A coffee vendor cannot be sued for selling coffee that is too hot.

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Currently in the United States, treating preventable chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer cost Americans $3.5 trillion dollars. “That is more than the GDP of the tenth richest country in the world.”

How does this data support the purpose of the movie?

• It shows why people who are rich do not get sick as often.

• It shows that the money made in the United States for treating sick people may be a motivation to keep them sick.

• It shows that chronic diseases are the reason why some people in the United States are poor.

• It shows a possible motivation for health companies (e.g. Diabetes association, American Heart association etc.) to support unhealthy companies.

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Whole grains (e.g. brown rice, wheat bread, oatmeal), beans, and lentils have just as much protein as animal meat.

• True

• False