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Sample Questions from the General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire |
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Sample questions |
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| Expert advice |
What version of diary foods do experts say people should eat? (tick one) |
| (a) full fat |
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| (b) lower fat |
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| (c) mixture of full fat and lower fat |
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| (d) neither, diary foods should be cut out |
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| (e) not sure |
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| How many servings of fruit and vegetables a day do you think experts are advising people to eat? (One serving could be, for example, an apple or a handful of chopped carrots) |
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| Food groups |
There is more protein in a glass of milk than in a glass of skimmed milk. |
| (a) agree |
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| (b) disagree |
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| (c) not sure |
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| Which do you think is higher in calories: butter or regular margarine? (tick one) |
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| (a) butter |
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| (b) regular margarine |
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| (c) both the same |
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| (d) not sure |
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| Choosing foods |
If a person wanted to reduce the amount of fat in their diet, which would be the best choice? (tick one) |
| (a) steak, grilled |
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| (b) sausages, grilled |
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| (c) turkey, grilled |
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| (d) pork chop, grilled |
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| Which would be the best choice for a low fat, high fibre snack? (tick one) |
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| (a) grilled chicken |
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| (b) cheese on wholemeal toast |
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| (c) beans on wholemeal toast |
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| (d) quiche |
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| Health problems |
Are you aware of any major health problems or diseases that are related to the amount of fat people eat? |
| (a) yes |
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| () no |
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| (c)not sure |
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| If yes, what diseases or health problems do you think are related to fat? |
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| Which one of these is more likely to raise people's blood cholesterol level? (tick one) |
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| (a) antioxidants |
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| (b) polyunsaturated fats |
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| (c) saturated fats |
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| (d) cholesterol in the diet |
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| (e) nor sure |
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Raymond-Barker et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2007 2:10 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-2-10 |
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