Optimum Nutrition - Autumn 2021 - PREVIEW
A nutritional therapy approach to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) | Community chef Sanjay Kumar on slow food, and how he’s working to eradicate food poverty | Recipes from the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen | A fresh look at the hygiene hypothesis | Food additives: is there a price for pretty products? | Your ultimate winter survival kit | Plus kids pages, research updates and more!
A nutritional therapy approach to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) | Community chef Sanjay Kumar on slow food, and how he’s working to eradicate food poverty | Recipes from the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen | A fresh look at the hygiene hypothesis | Food additives: is there a price for pretty products? | Your ultimate winter survival kit | Plus kids pages, research updates and more!
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DO YOU<br />
HAVE<br />
AN APPETITE<br />
FOR<br />
NUTRITION?<br />
Take our quiz to test your nutrition knowledge<br />
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1. WHICH IS HIGHER IN VITAMIN C?<br />
A red pepper, raw<br />
An orange<br />
A kiwifruit<br />
2. WHAT GIVES CARROTS AND SWEET<br />
POTATOES THEIR ORANGE COLOUR?<br />
Lycopene<br />
Beta-carotene<br />
Tartrazine<br />
3. WHICH FOOD DOES NOT COUNT<br />
TOWARDS YOUR FIVE-A-DAY<br />
Sweet potato<br />
Potato<br />
Baked beans<br />
4. WHAT DOES THE BODY PRODUCE<br />
USING BETA-CAROTENE?<br />
Vitamin A<br />
Vitamin B<br />
Cholesterol<br />
5. WHAT IS A PREBIOTIC?<br />
Food for your gut bacteria<br />
Something your doctor prescribes<br />
A supplement containing beneficial<br />
microbes<br />
a<br />
b<br />
c<br />
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b<br />
c<br />
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c<br />
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c<br />
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b<br />
c<br />
6. WHICH SPICE IS ASSOCIATED<br />
WITH BENEFITS FOR BLOOD SUGAR<br />
REGULATION<br />
Turmeric<br />
Cinnamon<br />
Nutmeg<br />
7. WHICH VITAMIN AIDS IRON<br />
ABSORPTION?<br />
Vitamin C<br />
Vitamin D<br />
Vitamin A<br />
8. WHICH IS CONSIDERED AN OILY<br />
FISH AND A GOOD SOURCE OF<br />
OMEGA-3 FATS?<br />
Cod<br />
Haddock<br />
Mackerel<br />
9. FERMENTED FOODS SUCH AS<br />
SAUERKRAUT, KIMCHI AND KEFIR<br />
ARE COMMONLY EATEN FOR THEIR:<br />
Gut health benefits<br />
Heart health benefits<br />
Eye health benefits<br />
10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT<br />
A TYPE OF SUGAR?<br />
Maltodextrin<br />
Barley malt syrup<br />
Locust bean gum<br />
11. WHICH SPICE IN CURRY<br />
IS CONSIDERED TO BE ANTI-<br />
INFLAMMATORY?<br />
Turmeric<br />
Coriander<br />
Cumin<br />
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b<br />
c<br />
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b<br />
c<br />
a<br />
b<br />
c<br />
a<br />
b<br />
c<br />
12. APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY<br />
GRAMS OF SUGAR ARE IN ONE<br />
TEASPOON?<br />
7<br />
4<br />
2<br />
13. WHICH VEGETABLE IS A GOOD<br />
SOURCE OF CALCIUM?<br />
Kale<br />
Radishes<br />
Carrots<br />
14. WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED<br />
INTAKE OF FIBRE FOR ADULTS?<br />
80g<br />
10g<br />
30g<br />
15. WHICH HAS THE HIGHEST SUGAR<br />
CONTENT?<br />
Mango<br />
Pear<br />
Grapefruit<br />
HOW DID YOU SCORE?<br />
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ANSWERS: 1. a / 2. b / 3. b / 4. a / 5. a / 6. b / 7. a /<br />
8. c / 9. a / 10. c / 11. a / 12. b / 13. a / 14. c / 15. a<br />
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