Wellness Caribbean | Interactive

Test Your Knowledge of Heart Disease
1.	The three most important heart disease risk factors are: high blood pressure, smoking and elevated blood cholesterol.	True False

2.	A heart attack or stroke is often the first symptom of high blood pressure and/or elevated blood cholesterol.	True False

3.	People with high blood pressure are generally nervous and tense people.	True False

4.	A blood pressure of 140/90 or more is generally considered to be high.	True False

5.	High blood pressure is even more of a problem among blacks than it is among whites.	True False

6.	It is only a scientific theory that elevated blood cholesterol is related to heart disease.	True False

7.	Dietary cholesterol is found only in animal foods.	True False

8.	The most effective dietary way to lower the level of your blood cholesterol is by eating less cholesterol.	True False

9.	A food product in your grocery store that is labelled "no cholesterol" is a safe choice people with elevated cholesterol levels.	True False

10.	Cigarette smoking by itself will increase your risk of heart attack.	True False

11.	In addition to the large number of cancer and heart disease deaths that result from smoking, more than 90 percent of all emphysema deaths are due to smoking.	True False

12.	People who quit smoking reduce their chances of developing heart disease.	True False

13.	Heart disease is the number two killer of women in the United States.	True False

14.	Physical inactivity is related to heart disease.	True False