January 2022 IDEA Fit Tips Quiz: Health and Nutrition News

Description

This quiz highlights the latest news and research on a variety of health and fitness topics, including reasons to promote a “weight-neutral” fitness strategy and heightened inflammation in female athletes caused by hormones. This quiz also covers recent news and research on food and nutrition, including chemicals in fast food samples and the effect of certain carbs on the post-meal glycemic response.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the value of youth physical activity programs.
  
• Describe new research about the benefits of emphasizing fitness programs instead of weight loss programs for people with obesity.
  
• Discuss new insight into improvements in wearable activity trackers and training modifications for female athletes and for older people with chronic pain.
  
• Identify steps households can take to lower the carbon impact of their food choices.
  
• Describe the potential health benefits of plant-based omega-3 fats and where to source them.
  
• Understand why many people still need to do a better job at choosing whole grain package foods.
  

Course Procedure

1. Enroll in the course.
2. View the course content.
3. Take the test. (You must score 80% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
4. Print your certificate of completion.

Course Content