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Quizzes
Cardiovascular Disease and Healthy Lifestyle
An overall healthy lifestyle (not smoking, healthy weight, nutritious diet and daily exercise) can prevent the percentage of deaths caused by cardiovascular disease by how much?
Green Spaces
What has been the decline of the time spent in green spaces over the past fifty years?
Fossil Fuels & Plastic Shopping Bags
How many plastic shopping bags contain enough embodied petroleum energy to drive a car 1 km?
Vitamin D Levels in Winter
What proportion of Canadians have insufficient vitamin D levels in winter?
Men’s Health
At what age should men start getting PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) tests to screen for prostate cancer?
Dead Leaves
What is the greenest solution to get rid of your dead leaves?
Sugar Consumption
How many kilograms of sugar does the average Canadian consume every year?
Food Waste
What percentage of food waste in Canada originates from Canadian households?
Added Sugar
What is the single greatest contributor of added sugar in Canadian diets?
Sleep
According to recent research, what percentage of Canadian adults get less than six hours of sleep a night?
Kids and Exercise
What percentage of Canadian children aged between 5 – 11 get the recommended amount of daily physical activity?
Food Additives
How many food additives are approved for use in Canada?
Nature and Memory
According to research, spending an hour in nature can improve memory performance and focus by what percentage?
Your Smartphone and You
According to an extensive Canada-wide study on mobile tech habits, what percentage of respondents say they check their cell phone before brushing their teeth in the morning?
The Importance of Breakfast for Kids
What is the percentage of children that go to school without eating breakfast?
Sodium and Processed Foods
What percentage of our sodium intake comes from processed and packaged foods ?
Least Pesticides Possible
Which two (2) conventionally raised fruits or vegetables from the following list have the least amount of pesticide residue?
Waste Not, Want Not
How much waste does the average student’s lunch generate per school year?
Get Moving
What is the amount of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity recommended for adults every week?