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WorksheetsLove Your Heart & Newsbites
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which behavior is part of Life’s Essential 8 for heart health and directly targets avoiding nicotine exposure?
Practice stress management daily
Quit smoking, vaping, and second-hand smoke
Choose unsaturated fats over saturated fats
Track blood pressure and cholesterol regularly
Adults should aim for how many hours of quality sleep each night to support heart, brain, and overall health?
(a)
A study tracked older adults for up to 14 years. Using evidence from the study, explain how regular physical activity related to Alzheimer’s disease risk and what daily step range showed a plateau in benefits.
Which statement best explains why sleep is considered a biological necessity for health?
It only helps athletes recover after intense exercise
It mainly prevents weight gain during adolescence
It allows the body to rest without affecting organs
It supports brain function, mood, metabolism, and heart
Match each sleep challenge to the most related lifestyle factor.
Nocturia disrupting sleep
Drinking fluids close to bedtime
Difficulty falling asleep
Evening caffeine or late-night screens
Restless nights with racing thoughts
Unmanaged stress or anxiety
A student sleeps five hours nightly and wakes often to urinate. Propose two practical changes to improve sleep and explain why they help.
Read the passage about how nutrition advice has changed concerning dietary cholesterol, trans fats, and eggs. Then answer the questions that follow.
Which statement best describes current understanding of dietary cholesterol’s impact on blood cholesterol?
It is more harmful than saturated fat and trans fat
It is the main driver of LDL levels for most people
It has limited influence on blood cholesterol for most people
It always lowers HDL and raises triglycerides in everyone
Fill in the blank: Replacing (a) fats with unsaturated fats, especially polyunsaturated, is supported to help heart health within a healthy dietary pattern.
Match each past recommendation with its updated guidance.
Limit eggs due to cholesterol
Eggs can be eaten in reasonable amounts
Use margarine instead of butter
Modern margarines changed; focus is avoid trans fats
Choose low-fat products to prevent disease
Low-fat alone doesn’t reduce risk; watch refined carbs
Which step best prevents sticking when starting a stir-fry in a skillet or wok?
Add vegetables to a cold pan, then heat
Keep constant low heat throughout
Heat the pan first until oil shimmers
Pour sauce before any ingredients
Fill in the blank: A healthy adult body mass index (BMI) range is (a) .
Match each heart-health action to its primary benefit.
Manage blood pressure
Reduces stroke and heart attack risk
Control non-HDL cholesterol
Helps keep plaque-forming lipids low
Keep weight down
Supports heart and vascular health
Manage blood sugar
Protects blood vessels, nerves, kidneys
You need to plan a balanced stir-fry dinner using the Miso Green Bean & Tofu recipe. Which grain pairing and cooking approach would best maintain crisp-tender vegetables while supporting heart health goals?
Food left between 40°F and 140°F for over two hours can become unsafe even after reheating because some bacteria produce heat-stable toxins. Name one common bacterium associated with such toxins in starchy foods like rice or pasta.
(a)
Why don't we need to get cholesterol from food?
Our body produces all the cholesterol we need for it to function properly.
Because all cholesterol is bad and can lead to heart disease if we consume it.
We do need to eat cholesterol for our body to function properly.
It has been linked to causing cancer in individuals who consume it regularly.
B and D are both reasons we don't need to get cholesterol form food.
True or False: An omelet made with egg whites is a better choice for someone with high cholesterol.
True
False
Match the following
Grains
Pasta, Rice
Proteins
Chicken, Fish
Vegetables
Green Beans, Asparagus
Fruits
Apples, Oranges
Dairy
Cheese, Yogurt
