Weekly Health Quiz: Amazon, Google and UTIs

1 Which of the following foods contain some of the highest amounts of leucine and glutathione, both of which are important for the prevention of sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss)?

• Butter
• Eggs
• Whey protein

  Whey protein stimulates muscle protein accretion and staves off sarcopenia, in part due to its high leucine and glutathione content. Learn more.

• Soy

2 Which of the following foods has been linked to the spread of urinary tract infections, and drug resistant UTIs in particular?

• Wild turkey
• Venison
• Factory farmed pork
• Factory farmed chicken

  Factory farmed chicken has been linked to the spread of antibiotic-resistant disease, specifically urinary tract infections (UTIs), including drug-resistant UTIs, which are becoming more common. Learn more.

3 Recent investigations have found Amazon.com:

• Sells counterfeit supplements and CBD products that contain no CBD

  Amazon.com, which controls an estimated 40% of all U.S. e-commerce and handles more consumer searches than Google, has been found to sell counterfeit supplements on more than one occasion. Testing reveals Amazon's bestselling hemp oil contains CBD, even though CBD is not listed on the label. Other products listed as "CBD" contain no CBD. Learn more.

• Is the most trusted seller of nutritional supplements and CBD oil online
• Has the most stringent quality controls of any online seller of supplements
• Has the most rigorous procedures for preventing the sale of dangerous consumer products of any online third-party marketplace

4 In order for holistic cancer treatment to work, it needs to be done:

• Last, after chemotherapy, intensive radiation therapy or surgery
• First, before chemotherapy or intensive radiation therapy

  In order for holistic cancer treatment to work, it needs to be done first. Once you've done chemo or extensive radiation, your chances of remission through alternative methods are slim, as the damage done is too great. Learn more.

• Can be done at any time, before, during or after chemo or radiation

• Never; the only cancer treatments that work are chemo, radiation and surgery

5 Based on the scientific evidence, the recommended amount of exercise for cancer patients is:

• None; cancer patients should rest as much as possible
• Up to 15 minutes of light movement or light resistance training three times a week
• Up to 30 minutes of moderate‐intensity aerobic activity three times a week, and up to 20 or 30 minutes of resistance exercise twice a week

  Based on the scientific evidence, the recommended amount of exercise for cancer patients is up to 30 minutes of moderate‐intensity aerobic activity three times a week, and up to 20 or 30 minutes of resistance exercise twice a week. Learn more.

• At least one hour of moderate-to-high-intensity exercise per day, seven days a week

6 What is the name of the Google project that replaces "unfair" search results, even when the unfairness is accurately reflecting worldly reality, with more fair and balanced results, thereby artificially altering what people perceive as "reality"?

• Project Dumbo
• Operation Dragonfly
• Social Agenda One
• Machine Learning Fairness

  Machine Learning Fairness is a Google project that replaces "unfair" search results — even when the unfairness is accurately reflecting worldly reality — with a more fair and balanced search results, thereby artificially altering what people perceive as "reality." Learn more.

7 The risk of addiction to cannabidiol (CBD) is:

• Nonexistent

  Cannabis is nonaddictive. The U.S. federal government puts THC addiction at about 4%. CBD addiction is nonexistent. What's more, you can't die from a cannabis overdose as your brainstem, which controls your breathing and heart rate, has virtually no cannabinoid receptors. Learn more.

• Very high
• Moderate
• Very low