Take the “So you think you know about protein” quiz

Are you a Proteinaholic? Take the quiz to see how you score.

1. Which foods are most closely correlated with type 2 diabetes?

meat, dairy, and eggs

fresh fruit

potatoes, pasta, and rice

sugary sodas and fruit drinks

2. The National Weight Control Registry found the following contributed to long term weight loss:

lots of lean meat and skim milk

lots of whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables

everything in moderation

as little as possible

3. If you want to get enough protein without eating meat, eggs, fish, and dairy,

you have to combine grains and beans at every meal

you have to consume vegetarian protein shakes that contain pea, soy, or hemp protein

you have to eat lots of tofu

if you're getting enough calories from plant foods, there's no way you can be protein deficient

4. The US RDAs (recommended daily allowances) of nutrients like protein are

the minimum amounts we need to be healthy

the average amounts we should be consuming

the upper limits of what we need

more than what 97% of the population needs to be healthy

5. Fruit contains very little protein, yet some endurance athletes compete effectively on an almost entirely raw fruit diet. They can do this because

it's a trick question; there are no successful endurance athletes eating mostly or completely raw fruit diets

their bodies, aided by healthy gut bacteria, can use the amino acids in fruit to synthesize all the proteins they need

once they go through their stored protein supply they are no longer able to compete

endurance athletes need less protein than the rest of us

6. Which of the following has the highest protein requirements as a percentage of body weight?

bodybuilders

infants

the bedridden elderly

endurance athletes

7. Most doctors, trainers, and protein calculators overestimate our protein requirements because

they mistakenly rely on total weight rather than lean body mass

they use highly inflated formulas

they assume that active people need a lot more protein

All of the above

8. How many societies in history have thrived on a primarily meat-based diet?

Most traditional societies thrived on a meat-based diet

Roughly 5-10 societies have thrived on a meat-based diet

only 2 societies, the Inuit and Maasai, have thrived on a meat-based diet

There is no evidence of a single society thriving on a meat-based diet

9. People typically lose weight quickly on a low carb diet. This is because

they quickly lose water weight from glycogen depletion in the liver

they experience nausea from ketogenesis and boredom from lack of variety

using protein for energy burns more calories than carbohydrates

Both A and B

10. People "fall off the wagon" of low carb diets because

they are weak and have no self-discipline

they don't go far enough in eliminating carbs; they're ordering hamburgers but still eating the buns

the diet is inherently unsustainable because our bodies are built to function on carbs, and therefore crave them intensely

peer pressure and advertising of soda and pizza

11. True or False: Farmed fish is a healthier option than meat from factory-raised animals.

True

False

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