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Can Your Kitchen Pass the Food Safety Test?
Food safety concerns revolve around three main functions: food storage, food handling, and cooking. To see how well you're doing in each, take this quiz, and then read on to learn how you can make…Answers: Can Your Kitchen Pass the Food Safety Test?
(b) Refrigerators should stay at 41° F (5° C) or less. According to Joseph Madden, Ph.D., strategic manager for microbiology in the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety…Eat a Variety of Foods
Foods contain combinations of nutrients and other healthful substances. No single food can supply all nutrients in the amounts you need. For example, oranges provide vitamin C but no vitamin…Measuring Body Mass
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and adult women. To determine BMI, weight in kilograms…Caffeine Content of Selected Foods, Drinks, and Drugs
CoffeesServing SizeCaffeine (mg) Dunkin' Donuts Coffee with Turbo Shotlarge, 20 fl. oz.436Starbucks Coffeeventi, 20 fl. oz.415Starbucks Coffeegrande, 16 fl. oz.330Panera Frozen Mocha16.5…Breakfast Foods
(Source: Center for Science in the Public Interest.) Within each category, foods are ranked from least to most saturated fat, then total fat, then sodium (or total sugars for cereals, muffins…Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1960–2000
Overweight1and obesityObesity21960–19621988–19941999–20001960–19621988–19941999–2000Both sexes44.8%56.0%64.5%13.3%23.3%30.9%Men49.561.067.010.720.627.7Women40.251.262.015.726.034.0White…Percentage of U.S. Adults Engaging in Leisure Time, Transportation-Related, and Household-Related Physical Activity, 2003
CharacteristicPersons who meet recommended activity1Persons not meeting recommended activity2Persons who are physically inactive3Total46.0%54.0%24.3% Male48.251.822.0 Female44.056.026.3 White…Blood Pressure Explained
Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries. Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers—the systolic pressure (as the heart beats) over the diastolic pressure (as the…Recommended Daily Fat Intake
Total calories per daySaturated fat in gramsTotal fat in grams1,60018 or less532,000120 or less652,20024 or less732,500125 or less802,80031 or less931. Percent daily values on nutrition facts labels…Trending
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