Weekly Health Quiz: Fauci, Milk and Antioxidants

1 Which of the following organizations conducted a highly successful campaign promoting skim milk over whole milk in the mid-1990s to reduce healthy saturated fat intake, resulting in the doubling of skim milk sales?

• Center for Science in the Public Interest
  

  In 1995, the Center for Science in the Public Interest launched a highly successful campaign urging people to switch from whole and 2% milk to skim milk, which resulted in the doubling of skim milk sales. Research, however, shows full-fat dairy actually lowers your risk of death from diabetes and cardiovascular causes such as stroke. Learn more.

• American Public Health Association
• National Institutes of Health
• Society for Public Health Education

2 Who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)?

• Jill Biden
• Anthony Fauci
  

  Dr. Anthony Fauci has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984. Learn more.

• Eric Trump
• Nancy Birx

3 Which of the following is extremely toxic and should never be used as a home remedy against COVID-19 or any other condition?

• NAC
• Vitamin C
• Oleander
  

  The American Botanical Council has issued an advisory, warning consumers against producing oleander-based home-remedies for COVID-19 due to the plant’s extreme toxicity. All parts of the oleander plant are poisonous. Oleandrin causes arrhythmia by interfering with the sodium-potassium pump of your heart. Learn more.

• Quercetin

4 Research suggests N-acetylcysteine (NAC) may be useful against COVID-19 because it:

• Eliminates inflammation and decreases T cell response
• Reduces glutathione levels
• Loosens mucus and augments hypercoagulation
• Reduces oxidative stress and inhibits hypercoagulation
  

  By raising glutathione, NAC combats oxidative stress, which is a main cause of the cytokine storm associated with COVID-19. NAC also inhibits hypercoagulation and breaks up blood clots, which is another complication seen in some COVID-19 cases. Learn more.

5 Evidence suggests segments of which of the following viruses has been inserted into a SARS-like coronavirus as part of the creation of SARS-CoV-2?

• HIV
  

  There’s evidence suggesting segments of the HIV virus haves been inserted into a SARS-like coronavirus as part of the creation of SARS-CoV-2. Learn more.

• Epstein-Barr
• Dengue
• Influenza A

6 Based on deaths per capita, the current worldwide average death rate for COVID-19 is:

• 99.991%
• 9%
• 0.9%
• 0.009%
  

  Based on deaths per capita, the global average death rate for COVID-19 is 0.009%. The average person’s chance of surviving this disease is 99.991%. Learn more.

7 Which of the following is the most effective way to improve your body’s natural antioxidant capacity?

• Supplemental antioxidants
• Nutritional ketosis
  

  Nutritional ketosis is the most effective way to improve your body’s natural antioxidant capacity. Learn more.

• Omega-6 fats
• Long-term fasting