Weekly Health Quiz: Pollution, Exercise and Emotions

1 Which of the following is an important component of chronic disease prevention, including cancer?

• Increasing water intake and decreasing dairy (including organic)
• Restricting your bowel movements to four times a week or less
• Increasing intake of omega-3 and decreasing omega-6 (found in vegetable oils)

  Vegetable oils are a concentrated source of omega-6 linoleic acid, which has led to a severe imbalance between the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio in most people's diets. This imbalance appears to be why vegetable oils promote chronic diseases and cancer. Learn more.

• Avoiding standing for more than three hours a day