Self Management/Lifestyle Interventions—Quiz:

1. US health professionals with at least one unhealthy lifestyle factor (smoking, heavy alcohol use, obesity, or physical activity) had higher all cause mortality associated with

A. Higher animal protein consumption

B. Lower animal protein consumption

C. Replacement of red meat with 3% of energy from plant protein

D. Replacement of eggs with 3% of energy from plant protein

2. Evidence suggests cardiovascular events are NOT decreased by adherence to which diet:

A. DASH diet

B. Low carbohydrate diet

C. Swedish diet

D. Low fat diet

3. Regarding physical exercise, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Cardiac rehabilitation programs have been shown to reduce cardiovascular mortality but not all cause mortality.

B. Walking a total of 2 miles per week can reduce all cause mortality by 39% in diabetics

C. Inactive adults require thrice weekly muscle strengthening exercise to improve cardiac outcomes.

D. Sedentary adults need moderate to vigorous activity to significantly improve health outcomes.

4. The Medicare G0104 group diabetes self-management training code could generate reimbursement of up to $700 per 30-minute session for a group of 20 qualifying patients no more than ___ times per year

A. 20

B. 12

C. 6

D. 4

E. 3

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5. Which of the following are true?

A. A randomized single blinded study shows lifestyle intervention (comprised of stress management, group support, mild to moderate exercise, and very low fat vegetarian diet) reverses myocardial PET perfusion abnormalities in atherosclerotic patients.

B. A prospective randomized controlled trial shows lifestyle intervention (comprised of stress management, smoking cessation, moderate exercise, and low-fat vegetarian diet) reverses coronary artery stenosis on quantitative coronary angiography in atherosclerotic patients.

C. A prospective randomized controlled trial shows transcendental meditation decreases exercise induced myocardial ischemia on stress testing in atherosclerotic patients.

D. A prospective randomized controlled trial shows lifestyle intervention (comprised of stress management, social support, moderate exercise, and low-fat vegetarian diet) increases telomere length in biopsy proven prostate cancer patients.

E. All of the above

6. 96% of Americans fail to consume the USDA/CDC recommended daily requirement of

A. Fiber

B. Water

C. Protein

D. Vitamin D

E. Calcium

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