Weekly health quiz: Rice arsenic, toothpaste lead and long -term PPI risk

1 What kind of rice is the most likely to have a high level of arsenic?

  • Brown rice in the southeastern United States
  • Indian white baskati rice

    India’s white basi rice is the lowest in heavy metals with white rice grown in Jasmine and California. Learn more.

  • Wild rice in the midwestern United States
  • Thai brown jasmine rice

2 What percentage leads are included in the tested toothpaste brand?

  • 65%
  • 47%
  • 90%

    Independent tests showed that 90%of the 51 popular toothpaste brands emphasized a wide range of pollution, including leads. Learn more.

  • 35%

3 What is the health risk related to the use of long -term PPIs?

  • Reduction of bone strength and nutrient absorption
  • Kidney damage, weakening bone and increasing risk of infection

    Long -term PPI use can damage kidney, weaken bones, damage nutrition absorption, and increase the risk of infection due to gastric acid reduction. Learn more.

  • It interferes with immune function and cardiovascular health
  • Digestion and inflammation increase

4 How do processed carbohydrates like white bread have a health as they get older?

  • They are related to worse spirit, physical and metabolism.

    Diets with white bread, sugar snacks and processed carbohydrates are associated with older minds, physical and metabolic health. Learn more.

  • They will not affect mental and physical health.
  • It does not affect the results of aging
  • They improve metabolic health, but are not mental health.

5 How can you take healthy salt to you?

  • It can cause fatigue and lightness
  • It mainly improves digestion but not energy
  • It does not affect your overall welfare
  • You can dramatically improve your health and energy

    Eating healthy salt can greatly improve health and energy by avoiding complications such as fatigue and lightness caused by low sodium. Learn more.

6 Why does the fructose of sweet beverages, such as carbonated beverages contribute to health problems over the whole fruit?

  • Soda’s fructose is processed faster by the stomach
  • Due to the fiber and nutrients, fructose of the entire fruit is slowly absorbed.

    Unlike Soda’s processed fructose, which can flood the liver and cause fat accumulation, fruit fructose is slowly absorbed with fiber to reduce the liver tension. Learn more.

  • Soda contains more fructose than fruits.
  • Fruit fructose is converted to glucose before reaching the liver.

7 How did a powerful medical institution affect your approach to treatment of Covid-19?

  • They did not promote all effective treatments equally.
  • They supported the patient’s choice and freedom of speech
  • They suppressed the media and patient choices in the media.

    Strong medical institutions have restricted access to specific effective treatment by suppressing the media and patient selection of the media. Learn more.

  • They only focused on the development of vaccines