What the Health Documentary Quiz

The beginning of the film brings up some findings from the World Health Organization that links processed meat to an increase in cancer. According to these findings, just one serving of deli meats daily increases your risks of colorectal cancer by ___

1.    The World Health Organization classifies processed meat as a Group 1 Carcinogen, the same group as ___________________, asbestos, and plutonium.

1.    According to the documentary, in the U.S., one in every four deaths is from _________________.

1.    Government and media almost exclusively blame lack of exercise and sugary foods as a cause of ______________________.

1.    Dr. Neal Barnard, a diabetes expert and researcher, states, “The cause of diabetes is a diet that builds up the amount of fat into the blood. I’m talking about a typical meat-based, ____________________-based diet.”

1.    Weight loss surgeon Dr. Garth Davis claims that the focus on _________________ has taken all the focus off things like meat, dairy, eggs, pork, and poultry.

1.    What “flesh food” does Michael Kaper say he would eliminate from the American diet?

1.    The film claims that the countries with the highest rates of­­ ______________ consumption also have the highest rates of osteoporosis.

1.    The filmmaker meets with Dr. Robert Palmer (Chief Scientific & Medical Officer with the American Diabetes Association). What kind of diet is Kip Andersen trying to discuss with Dr. Palmer that Dr. Palmer states doesn’t have the data to back it up?

 

1.     Briefly summarize the controversial issue Kip Andersen discovers about the sponsors of industries such as the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and the American Diabetes Association.