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Andy B.'s Twitter Updates

Happy birthday @drlisayoung ! 3 days ago
Dear Mainstream Media: I'm ready to hunt YOU down with a golf club if you keep spending so much time on Tiger Woods. Enough! 3 days ago
#thingsilove topping steamed brown rice with a bit of unsweetened shredded coconut 3 days ago
#thingsilove crispy baked potatoes (rub the skins w/olive oil and sprinkle of sea salt b4 baking). When done, a pat of Earth Balance spread. 3 days ago
Wise words. RT @ClaudiaZapata Cleaning your plate will not help the hungry. Donate to a food bank. 3 days ago
 

Numbers Game: I Heart Fiber

Posted Aug 24 2008 2:01pm
A 2004 pooled analysis of 10 prospective studies on fiber intake and heart disease risk (led by Dr. Mark Pereira of Harvard University and published in the J ournal of the American Medical Association 's Archives of Internal Medicine ) found that "coronary heart disease event" (i.e.: heart attacks) risk was lowered by _________ percent for every 10 grams of fiber consumed per day.



a) 4

b) 7


c) 11


d) 14



Leave your guess in the "comments" section and come back on Sunday for the answer.

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