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Quiz: Check your heart health IQ

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How much do you know about heart disease, risk factors, and healthy lifestyle choices? Take a few minutes to answer 9 questions. Then check the answers to learn more.

* Please answer all questions
  1. It is important to have some cholesterol in your body.
True   False
  1. All of the risk of heart disease comes from lifestyle choices.
True   False
  1. You can eat whatever you like as long as you exercise.
True   False
  1. If you are overweight, you get health benefits from losing 5% of your body weight.
True   False
  1. The lifetime risk of heart disease is higher for men than for women.
True   False
  1. It’s always better to choose foods labelled ‘no cholesterol’.
True   False
  1. Low-tar or light cigarettes are as harmful as ordinary cigarettes.
True   False
  1. Aerobic exercise like running and jumping is the only exercise that will keep your heart healthy.
True   False
  1. Red wine is good for your heart.
True   False

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