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Medicinal Foods Quiz

1. What is a food swamp?

A region where plants don't grow

A region where food is not sold or not affordable

A region where only unhealthy food is sold

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2. What is GABA (gamma-Aminobutyric acid (γ-Aminobutyric acid)

An amino acid

A kind of tea

In functional medicine & functional nutrition, a means to reduce fear-based stress & fear-based anxiety

All of the above

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3. Why does tryptophan reduce stress?

Because tryptophan directly reduces cortisol

Because tryptophan indirectly reduces cortisol by increasing the amount of serotonin available

Because tryptophan reduces fear

All of the above

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4. How much does black pepper increase the bio-absorbtion of Turmeric by?

20%

50%

100%

200%

500%

1000%

2000%

5000%

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5. What vitamins have been shown to have a potential benefit for addressing stress, sleep & anxiety?

Vitamin A

Vitamin E

Vitamin C

Vitamin B

All of the above

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6. What is a food desert?

A region where plants don't grow

A region where food is not sold or not affordable

A region where only unhealthy food is sold

Don't know

7. What is a citizen science?

A process where people vote for scientists

A process where non-scientists contribute to the advancement of science through their own participation in the research process

A process whereby citizens become professional scientists

A process where citizens vote for policies that support the advancement of the sciences

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8. What phyochemicals & minerals have been shown to have a potential benefit for addressing stress, sleep & anxiety?

Lycine

Glycene

Omega 3

Magnesium

All of the above

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9. What is the quantified self?

A process whereby which participants learn math

A process whereby participants come to understand multiple variables to track themselves quantitively

A process whereby citizens become professional scientists

A process where citizens vote for policies that support the advancement of the sciences

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10. What combinations of medicinal foods have had randomized control trial demonstrated synergistic effect on stress, sleep & anxiety?

Ashwagandha and Bacopa

Chamomile and lavender

St. John’s wort and passionflower

Valerian and lemon balm

All of the above

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