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Quiz: Want to bust popular health food myths?

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Answer true or false for questions 1-10 and I will award ten points to the one who gets the most correct and give the explanation for the answers!

1. True or false: Milk is a great source of calcium.
2. True or false: Most kinds of dark chocolate contain anti-oxidants and are actually healthy in small doses.
3. True or false: High fructose corn syrup is almost exactly like sugar.
4. True or false: Diet soda is a healthy way to avoid lots of sugar and calories.
5. True or false:Organic green vegetables cost more mainly because they cost more to produce.
6. True or false: Cholesterol rich foods are very bad for your health.
7. True or false: Margarine is a healthy alternative to butter.
8. True or false: You can replace whatever nutrients you are missing by taking your typical supplements?
9. True or false: Hot dogs are only bad for you if they aren’t 100% beef.
10. True or false: Too much fruit in your diet will cause weight gain due to the sugar.
I will post the correct answers in 30 minutes.
All the answers are false.
1 F Milk inhibits absorption of calcium and can actually create a calcium deficiency.
2. F Most chocolate is processed with alkali, which kills the antioxidants.
3. F High fructose corn syrup affects horomones telling you how full you are.
4. F Sugar subs actually cause us to crave real sugar even more.
5. F Organic produce is not subsidized by the US federal government the way non-organic foods are, so it’s usually less profitable to grow organic.
6. F Many foods rich in cholesterol, such as eggs,are extremely healthy for you. High cholesterol is also not necessarily a sign of poor health.
7. F Old news. Google it.
8. F There are very few good supplements for a healthy diet that don’t cause other nutritional deficiencies, and they are very expensive.
9. F Most lunch meats contain carcinogens from processing, which are directly linked to several kinds of cancer.
10. F fruits are generally very low on the glycemic index. Eat up.
The winner with the most false answers was chepamer.

My question again was about popular diets and there have been some great answers

The Truth Behind Belly Fat – It is a Hormone Producing Gland that Makes or Breaks your Health

Adipose tissue or body fat or what we call just fat is loose connective tissue composed of Adipocytes. FAT cushions and insulates the body, but its main role is to store energy. What we just normally know about FAT is that it is the main culprit in the case of obesity or being overweight by adding volume. But it has been found out that Adipose tissue also serves as an important endocrine organ by producing hormones such as Leptin, Resistin, and the Cytokine TNFa (TNF Alpha). What are Adipocytes? Adipocytes contain all the enzymes required for the metabolic processes modulated by hormones, cytokines and other molecules involved in energy metabolism. Besides Adipocytes, Adipose Tissue contains connective tissue matrix, nerve tissues, stromovascular cells, and immune cells. Together, these components function as an integrated unit. How does Adipose Tissue become involved in the production of hormones and other metabolic processes in the body? There are two kinds of Adipose Tissue. The WAT or White Adipose Tissue and the BAT or Brown Adipose Tissue. It is the White Adipocytes that are very active in the synthesis and secretion of endocrine, paracrine and autocrine signals in the body. Several of these signals participate in the network of signals which regulate functions in different cell types located in different organs such as hypothalamus, liver, pancreas, and skeletal muscles. Through this interactive network, Adipose Tissue is integrally involved in coordinating a