Cholesterol Quiz: What Do Your Numbers Mean?

1. What is cholesterol?

a) A type of protein

b) A type of sugar

c) A type of fat

2. What are the different types of cholesterol?

a) LDL (bad) cholesterol and HDL (good) cholesterol

b) LDL (bad) cholesterol and VLDL (very low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol

c) HDL (good) cholesterol and VLDL (very low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol

3. What is a healthy cholesterol level?

a) Total cholesterol below 200 mg/dL

b) LDL cholesterol below 100 mg/dL

c) HDL cholesterol above 60 mg/dL

4. What factors can increase cholesterol levels?

a) Eating a diet high in saturated and trans fats

b) Being overweight or obese

c) Not getting enough exercise

d) Smoking

e) Having diabetes or other medical conditions

5. What are the risks of high cholesterol?

a) Heart disease

b) Stroke

c) Peripheral artery disease

d) Kidney disease

e) All of the above

6. How can I lower my cholesterol levels?

a) Eat a healthy diet

b) Exercise regularly

c) Lose weight if overweight or obese

d) Quit smoking

e) Manage medical conditions like diabetes

f) All of the above

7. What should I do if my cholesterol levels are high?

a) Talk to my doctor

b) Make lifestyle changes to lower my cholesterol

c) Take cholesterol-lowering medication if necessary

d) All of the above

Answers:

1. c) A type of fat

2. a) LDL (bad) cholesterol and HDL (good) cholesterol

3. a) Total cholesterol below 200 mg/dL

4. a) Eating a diet high in saturated and trans fats

b) Being overweight or obese

c) Not getting enough exercise

d) Smoking

e) Having diabetes or other medical conditions

5. e) All of the above

6. f) All of the above

7. d) All of the above

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