TEST REVIEW NUTRITION: FACT OR FICTION

 

You tested your nutrition knowledge by answering these questions, true or false.This is a review of the right and wrong answers.

 

1.The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to drastically change your eating habits and then try to force yourself to keep eating that way for the rest of your life.

 

Feedback:

True: Sorry, but very few people can stick with a diet that completely changes their eating habits overnight.  That’s why most people gain back any weight they lose while on a diet.  Continue with the program to learn more about how to change to healthier eating habits for good.

 

False:  You’re right!  The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to include more healthy foods in to your diet and reduce the portion sizes and frequency of higher fat foods in your diet.  Continue to learn more.

 

2. A “diet” and an “eating Plan” are the same things.

 

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True:  This is a bit of a trick question, but usually this is not true.  A “diet” is usually a specially controlled intake of food designed for weight loss, such as a Watermelon Diet or Steak and Pork Chop Diet.  An “Eating Plan” refers to a thoughtful way of deciding what you want to eat in order to maximize your health.  LifeHub can help you learn more about designing an eating plan that works for you.

 

False:  You’re correct!  Continue to see how LifeHub can help you learn more about designing an eating plan that works for you.

 

3. Carbohydrates are bad for people trying to lose weight or people who are diabetic.

 

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True:  Absolutely false.  Broccoli, Carrots, Tomatoes and all fruits and vegetables are all complex carbohydrates.  Not only are carbohydrates necessary to give us energy, but vegetables contain nutrients essential for good health.  Continue to learn more about the importance of a balanced diet.

 

False:  Good for you!  That’s right.  Vegetables, fruits and whole grain products are examples of complex carbohydrates that are essential for good health.  Continue to improve your knowledge of good nutrition with LifeHub.

 

4. Portion sizes aren’t really that important.  It’s what foods you eat that matters the most.

 

Feedback:

True:  Sorry but this is false.  While it is true that a diet of cheeseburgers and chocolate chip cookies, even in small portions, would not be healthy, it is the amount of food you eat that determines your weight more than the specific food that you eat. 

 

Learn more about the importance of portion sizes by continuing the program.

False:  You’re right!  Eating a wide variety of foods in reasonable portion sizes allows you to enjoy a wide variety of foods, obtain a variety of nutrients, and not gain weight.

 

5. Keeping a diary of what you eat just makes you think about food more.

 

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True:  While keeping a diary of what you eat will make you think about what you are eating, studies have shown that it is an effective way to monitor and improve your diet, ultimately eating less.  Continue with the program and learn more about the benefits of planning and monitoring your diet.

 

False:  Great!  That’s right.  Studies have shown that keeping a log of what you eat is an effective way to improve how you eat.  Continue to learn more about how to keep a food diary.

 

6. People who go on diets gain back any weight they lose because they are weak.

 

Feedback:

True:  While this may feel true sometimes, it is false.  Diets don’t work.  It is not personal weakness that makes the weight come back.  Rather, it is because the diet was weak.  LifeHub can help you design a way of eating that will work for you.  Continue with the program to learn more.

 

False:  You’re correct!  People gain their weight back because the diet is weak, not the person. 

 

6. Skipping meals is a good way to lose weight.

 

Feedback:

True:  Sorry, this one is false.  Studies show that skipping meals, especially breakfast or lunch, slows your metabolism and can make you eat more later.  Let LifeHub teach you how to boost your metabolism and lose weight without skipping meals.

 

False:  You’re right!  Studies show that skipping meals, especially breakfast or lunch, slows your metabolism and can make you eat more later.  Let LifeHub teach you how to boost your metabolism and lose weight without skipping meals.

 

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