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FAQ

Check Your Healthy Heart I.Q.

Answer "true" or "false" to the following questions to test your knowledge of heart disease and its risk factors. Be sure to check the answers and explanations after you submit this form.

1.	The risk factors for heart disease that you can do something about are: high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity. True False
2.	A stroke is often the first symptom of high blood pressure, and a heart attack is often the first symptom of high blood cholesterol. True False
3.	A blood pressure greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg is generally considered to be high. True False
4.	High blood pressure affects the same number of blacks as it does whites. True False
5.	The best ways to treat and control high blood pressure are to control your weight, exercise, eat less salt (sodium), restrict your intake of alcohol, and take your high blood pressure medicine, if prescribed by your doctor. True False
6.	A blood cholesterol of 240 mg/dL is desirable for adults. True False
7.	The most effective dietary way to lower the level of your blood cholesterol is to eat foods low in cholesterol. True False
8.	Lowering blood cholesterol levels can help people who have already had a heart attack. True False
9.	Only children from families at high risk of heart disease need to have their blood cholesterol levels checked. True False
10.	Smoking is a major risk factor for four of the five leading causes of death including heart attack, stroke, cancer, and lung diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis. True False
11.	If you have had a heart attack, quitting smoking can help reduce your chances of having a second attack. True False
12.	Someone who has smoked for 30 to 40 years probably will not be able to quit smoking. True False
13.	The best way to lose weight is to increase physical activity and eat fewer calories. True False
14.	Heart disease is the leading killer of men and women in the United States. True False



Prepared by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH Publication No. 93-2724 Revised October 1992

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