Take this quiz from the National Institutes of Health. I'll post the answers later.

CHECK YOUR HEALTHY HEART I.Q.

Prepared by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Answer "true" or "false" to the following questions to test your knowledge of heart disease and its risk factors. Be sure to check the answers and explanations on the back of this sheet to see how well you do.

T F 1. The risk factors for heart disease that you can do
something about are: high blood pressure, high
blood cholesterol, smoking, obesity, and physical
inactivity.

T F 2. A stroke is often the first symptom of high blood
pressure, and a heart attack is often the first
symptom of high blood cholesterol.

T F 3. A blood pressure greater than or equal to 140/90 mm
Hg is generally considered to be high.

T F 4. High blood pressure affects the same number of
blacks as it does whites.

T F 5. The best ways to treat and control high blood
pressure are to control your weight, exercise, eat
less salt (sodium), restrict your intake of alcohol,
and take your high blood pressure medicine, if
prescribed by your doctor.

T F 6. A blood cholesterol of 240 mg/dL is desirable for
adults.

T F 7. The most effective dietary way to lower the level
of your blood cholesterol is the eat foods low
in cholesterol.

T F 8. Lowering blood cholesterol levels can help people
who have already had a heart attack.

T F 9. Only children from families at high risk of heart
disease need to have their blood cholesterol levels
checked.

T F 10. Smoking is a major risk factor for four of the
five leading causes of death including heart
attack, stroke, cancer, and lung diseases such
as emphysema and bronchitis.

T F 11. If you have had a heart attack, quitting smoking
can help reduce your chances of having a
second attack.

T F 12. Someone who has smoked for 30 to 40 years
probably will not be able to quit smoking.

T F 13. The best way to lose weight is to increase
physical activity and eat fewer calories.

T F 14. Heart disease is the leading killer of men and
women in the United States.

Updated August 1996

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Even so come, Lord Jesus
Linda

[This message has been edited by Linda Sutton (edited August 01, 2000).]