WK 1 Quiz

According to research highlighted by Dr. Greger, Americans are living longer lives. However, we are simultaneously seeing a reduction in:

Functional, healthy years

Primordial prevention was conceived of as a strategy for what?

Preventing risk factors that lead to chronic disease.

For what reason(s) does Dr. Greger advocate for healthy diets in treating disease?

- a healthy diet can benefit all organ systems at once - a healthy diet has good side effects - a healthy diet may treat the underlying cause of illness - *ANSWER*: all of these are reasons he cites

What did Dr. Dean Ornish imply when he "realized reimbursement is a much more powerful determinant of medical practice than research" ?

- doctors are sometimes likely to engage in medical practices that are profitable , regardless of research findings - financial risks might outweigh findings when it comes to medical practice - *ANSWER*: both are true

Which of the following were reactions to a proposed California State Legislature bill to mandate that all doctors had to receive at least 12 hours of nutrition training at any time within the next 4 years?

- the bill was opposed by the California Medical Association - the bill was opposed by the California Academy of Family Physicians - the bill was modified to reduce the required training hours from the original 12 hours to essentially 0 - *ANSWER*: all of these were reactions to the bill

Dr. Greger mentioned that "decision fatigue"--a concept in psychology--is used by marketers to exploit consumers. At a supermarket, then, how might decision fatigue be a risk factor for individuals when it comes to dietary health?

After spending some time shopping for what they need, an individual might impulsively add junk food to their cart after waiting at the checkout counter

Which of the following statements would Dr. Dean Ornish agree with concerning the globalization of illness and its relation to diet?

Countries are beginning to adopt eating styles similar to those in the United States, and are consequently beginning to see similar rates of chronic disease

True or False: The state of California requires physicians to obtain nutrition training every four years.

FALSE

Mark Bittman defines food as any nutritious substance that animals eat or plants absorb to:

Maintain life and growth

Results from a groundbreaking research study by Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn suggested that a plant-based, whole-food diet could significantly boost telomerase activity thereby potentially slowing down and reversing cellular aging. What other types of interventions have been shown to significantly boost telomerase activity?

No other types of interventions have shown this

What does Dr. Greger imply about chronic disease treatment when he says the current approach has been "compared to mopping up the floor around an overflowing sink instead of simply turning off the faucet" ?

Physicians are not trained to treat the root cause, but rather the consequences of disease

In Dr. Greger's text, it was pointed out that death from colon cancer in Japan in the 1950s was less than one-fifth that of the United States. However, current rates of colon cancer in Japan are just as bad as they are in the US. What can this be attributed to?

Significant increase in meat consumption

True or False: According to Dr. Michael Greger, physicians often ignore the potential benefits of nutrition and are quick to prescribe medications instead of giving patients a chance to correct their disease.

TRUE

True or False: Coronary heart disease is not only preventable, but it is reversible through diet and lifestyle changes

TRUE

True or False: Replacing trans fats with unsaturated fatty acids decreases the risk of heart disease.

TRUE

When he treated three generations of patients in Hawaii, Dr. John MacDougall observed that:

The 3rd generation conformed to a more western diet and showed higher rates of diabetes and obesity

Dr. Greger outlines a "dining by traffic light" strategy for determining which foods to eat more and less of. "Green light" foods would be:

Unprocessed plant foods