Nutrition Quiz from Dole Nutrition

1. You need to eat 1 cup of cooked spinach to get the same amount of calcium you'd get in 8 ounces of milk.

2. Weight gain and diabetes can increase your risk of heart disease.

3. Eating a big dinner before bed will cause you to gain weight.

4. Folate is a nutrient that may help lower blood pressure and cholesterol.

5. There is more lycopene in tomato sauce than in fresh tomatoes.

6. Six fluid ounces is considered a serving size of fresh fruit juice.

7. Monounsaturated fats are considered the most heart-healthy.

8. Insoluble fiber can help lower cholesterol.

9. Carotenoids are found only in carrots.

10. You can get too many vitamins.

11. A moderately active woman who weighs 200 pounds burns more calories in a day than a moderately active woman who weighs 110.

Source: The Dole Nutrition Institute, www.dolenutrition.com

Answers: 1) True; 2) True; 3) False. But it could cause heartburn. 4) True; 5) True; 6) True; 7) True; 8) False; 9) False; 10) True; 11) True
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