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How healthy are you? Are you a lean, mean fitness machine, or does your health knowledge leave a lot to be desired? Try our quiz and find out...
1) How many calories does a 9 - stone woman, of average fitness, need per day in order to maintain her weight?
1,560

1,890

2,010

2) What are ketones?
Measuring units used to determine how many carbohydrates a food contains.

Chemical byproducts of incomplete fat metabolism.

Calories that are found in pure protein foods.

3) How many servings of fruit and vegetables should you eat a day for optimum health?
2-3

4-5

5+

4) How many calories does an hour and a half of yoga burn?
247 calories

287 calories

307 calories

5) If you are 20 per cent overweight, how much more likely are you to have high blood pressure than people of normal weight?
Five times more likely

Eight times more likely

Ten times more likely

6) How many calories does an hour of swimming burn?
300

400

500

7) How many calories are there in a large glass of red wine?
100

120

160

8) What is a healthy BMI (Body Mass Index)?
Less than 20

Between 20 and 25

Between 25 and 30

9) How many extra calories do you need to consume to put on an extra pound of fat?
2,500

3,000

3,500

10) Which of the following forms of exercise burns the most calories per hour?
Badminton

Aerobics

Horse riding
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