11/30 Thu Food as Medicine Quiz

What was the first patient death experience of the speaker?

• A 60-year-old lady with a cardiac arrest

• A 60-year-old man with a stroke

• A 45-year-old man with type 2 diabetes

• A 24-year-old man with a heart attack

How many heart attacks occur in the UK every year?

• Fifty thousand

• Less than a hundred thousand

• Thirty thousand

• Over a hundred thousand

What is the medicine that the speaker prescribes?

• Food

• Medication

• Exercise

• Surgery

What are the common principles shared by popular diets?

• All of the above

• Largely plants, fiber, quality fats, and lots of colors

• Balancing for energy control

• Excess junk food and processed foods

What do phytochemicals found in plants do?

• Help regenerate human cells

• Aid in signaling between cells

• Change the function of cells

• All of the above

What do fibers from whole grains and legumes do?

• Feed your microbiota

• Balance excess sugar

• All of the above

• Balance inflammation

What are quality fats good for?

• Brain health

• Hormone production

• Benefiting overall health

• All of the above

What can food interact with at the core of our existence?

• Our brain

• Our immune system

• Our DNA

• Our gut

What is the movement starting in the UK?

• Reforming food systems

• All of the above

• Promoting healthy food options

• Teaching nutrition in medical schools

What is the simple advice given by the speaker?

• Only eat meat and dairy products

• Eat just one more meal per day

• Add just one more colorful vegetable portion at every meal

• Avoid all processed foods