Cholesterol quiz - its quick

mike65

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/QZ00046

Got 9 out of 10

Mike.

brettmirl

You answered 10 of 10 questions correctly

YAY - what do i win?

dlambirl

7 out of 10

Not bad for mainly pure guesses

monkeyfudge

9 here too...

I didn't get question 7 so I learned something new...

I must start eating kidney beans again..

dylbert

Got Q10 wrong, I thought an egg a day was OK???

olaola

dylbert wrote: »

Got Q10 wrong, I thought an egg a day was OK???

Me too!

monkeyfudge

I guess you could say you've both been living in eggnorance then... eh?

mike65

The whole egg thing is confusing, two a week was the mantra a while back, but now 3/4 a week is okay it seems

Mike.

g'em

olaola wrote: »

dylbert wrote: »

Got Q10 wrong, I thought an egg a day was OK???

Me too!

That question alone leads me to doubt the accuracy of that quiz...

Q2. It's not fair to blanket-label saturated fat as 'bad'. Trans fats have no redeeming features whatsoever, but sat fats are fine in moderation. Although sat fats are more likely to increase blood cholesterol, it's really the ratio of sat fats: unsat fats in your diet that matters. If you have less sat fats than unsat fats you're doing fine. Besides which, sources of sat fats (meats and dairy) are brilliant sources of other essential vitamins and minerals so telling people to avoid sat fats usually means they lose out elsewhere too.

Q5. Trick Q tbh. I'd rate butter over margarine any day - it has CLA in it (conjugated linoleic acid) which aids lipogenesis and acually helps you lose bodyfat.

Q8. Fat-free is probably the worst of the lot - take a really common example: yoghurts, the fat-free versions are highest in sugar, glucose syrup, fructose syrup, additives, colourings and flavourings.

Q10. Eating eggs every day has no associated increased risk with heart disease over people who eat eggs rarely or sporadically. That's been proven time and time again since the late-1990's. I've read and researched this a *lot*, and I eat 10-12 a week now. My blood work is just fine.

dylbert

I'll stick with my 8-10 egs a week so.

I heard allot of margarines also have trans fats in them??

g'em

dylbert wrote: »

I heard allot of margarines also have trans fats in them??

Some do. Margarines are made from vegetable oils which are liquid at room temperature. To make them solidify they're heat treated, causing the denaturation of the fatty acids, hence trans fats. Check the label for hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetbale oils.