QUESTION 1
In "The China Study" Chapter 1 titled "Problems We Face, Solutions We Need," which of the following is/are true? You are allowed to select one or more answers.
Men in the U.S. die from cancer more frequently than women.
Obesity and diabetes in the U.S. has decreased over the past few decades.
Cancer kills more people in the U.S. than any other disease.
Better attention to nutrition may prevent chronic diseases and thus lower the 7% of hospitalized patients in the U.S. that have adverse reactions to drugs used to treat later stages of these chronic diseases.
Compared to many other developed countries, the U.S. spends more per person on healthcare.
The U.S.currently spends 10% of gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare.
Material presented in "The China Study" is based on many years of scientific studies published in peer-reviewed journals and does not involve fad diets.
QUESTION 3
After reading "The China Study" Chapter 3 titled "Turning Off Cancer," please match the following laboratory rat experiment treatments with the results from each experiment.
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20% animal protein diet + carcinogenic aflatoxin exposure.
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5% animal protein diet + carcinogenic aflatoxin exposure.
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20% animal protein diet + NO carcinogenic aflatoxin exposure.
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5% animal protein diet + NO carcinogenic aflatoxin exposure.
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20% wheat protein (gluten) or 20% soy protein diet.
a. Cancer development with foci response of ~90.
b. Increased frequency of cancer development compared to 5% animal protein diet + NO carcinogenic aflatoxin exposure with a cancer foci response of ~3.
c. Relatively less cancer development compared to the 20% animal protein diet + carcinogenic aflatoxin exposure with a cancer foci response of ~10.
d. No cancer development since plant-based.
e. Virtually no cancer development with foci response of ~1.
QUESTION 5
In "The China Study" Chapter 4 titled "Lessons from China," during the early 1970's a comprehensive survey of death rates from 12 different types of cancer was conducted by
workers surveying
million of China's citizens in
counties which was
percent of the country's total population at the time. Please do NOT include commas in your numerical responses.
QUESTION 6
After reading "The China Study" Chapter 4 titled "Lessons from China," please match the following that are the most associated with each other.
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Diseases of affluence.
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Diseases of poverty.
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High consumption of diverse plant-based foods and low consumption of animal-based foods.
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Greater intake of plant-based protein (e.g. soy, wheat protein, etc.) to enhance a foundation of other plant-based foods.
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High animal-food (animal fat and animal protein) intake.
a. Pneumonia and tuberculosis, non-cancerous digestive diseases, parasitic infections.
b. Low blood cholesterol, high fiber intake without reducing iron absorption, anti-oxidants.
c. Higher rates of cancer.
d. Cancer, diabetes, heart disease.
e. Greater height and greater body weight.
QUESTION 7
After reading "The China Study" Chapter 5 titled "Broken Hearts," a diversified whole-foods, plant-based diet with very low levels of animal foods (and thus low levels of animal protein and fat) is __ at reducing the incidence of heart disease and heart attacks with less side effects compared to traditional Western methods involving triple bypasses, stents, and cholesterol lowering drugs.
a. Least effective
b. Less effective
c. Neither ineffective nor effective
d. More effective
e. Most effective
f. Not applicable
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