Dieting Questions And Answers
So exactly how much do you really know about dieting and weight loss? Below you’ll find some trivia questions about different weight loss topics. I have also included some facts that will be of interest. Enjoy!
Which weight loss systems has the Duchess of York as a spokesperson?
Answer: Weight Watchers
In 1963 Weight Watchers began. It was started by a Brooklyn homemaker, Jean Nidetch. It now operates in about 30 countries.
What well know condition did sailors suffer from?
Answer: Scurvy
Scurvy is caused by a lack of Vitamin C. When trying to lose weight it is still essentail to provide your body with the proper nutreints.
Which famous diet celebrity began the Deal a Meal method of dieting?
Answer: Richard Simmons
This famous diet guru not only created the Deal a Meal plan, he also began the Foodmover System. He is a noted fitness personality, and advocates weight loss through exercise and healthy eating.
A plant native to Africa is being hailed as the great new diet fad. What is it?
Answer: Hoodia
The plant is native to South Africa where the Bushmen use it to suppress their appetite. Efforts are being made to commercially grow this endangered plant.
Encouraging people to eat the “good carbs and good fats” is part of which famous diet system?
Answer: South Beach Diet
Dr. Arthur Agatston is the creator of this diet method. This method was introduced by his book which made its debut in 2003.
If you are on a diet, how often should you weigh yourself?
Answer: Most diets suggest that you only weigh yourself once a week.
Many people get discouraged by not achieving daily results or by the fact that their weight may have gone up a bit.
“Food is a drug” is a saying used by which diet icon?
Answer: Barry Sears
The Zone diet was created by Barry Sears. The Soy Zone and The Age Free Zone were follow up books to his best seller the Zone Diet.
To help create a healthier menu which famous diet guru has been working with McDonalds?
Answer: Dr. Dean Ornish
Dr Dean Ornish is the author of the book Eat More Weigh Less. The diet recommends that people eat less refined carbohydrates and lower their fat intake. He started researching diets in his efforts to help his patients with heart disease.
Eating liver will help give your body which vitamin?
Answer: Vitamin Bs
By eating liver you can get vitamin B,12, 5 3 and 7.You can get vitamin B12 from eggs.
If you get the disease rickets what vitamin is your body lacking?
Answer: Vitamin D
The liver is a storage area for the vitamin D. Eating the correct amount of vitamins and minerals found in a varied diet will help reduce the chance of disease.
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