What's Your Body Fat IQ?

How much do you know about Body Fat? Take the What's Your Body Fat I.Q. test and find out!

If you wish, you can take the test before and after you read "Everything You Want To Know About Body Fat" to see if your I.Q. increases!

For each of the ten questions below, click T if you believe the answer to be True and F if you think it is false. Then check your answers by clicking on the ANSWER button below.

 

# True False Question
1

There are two types of body fat: Essential fat and storage fat.
2 There is a healthy range of body fat and it is the same for men and women
3 30 percent body fat is healthy for women.
4 If your body fat goes above the healthy range, you are at increased risk for developing certain diseases.
5 It doesn't matter whether you carry your fat around your waist or your hips or thighs. Fat is fat!
6 The more lean body mass (muscle) you have, the easier it is to maintain your weight.
7 Strength ( "resistance") training can help you increase your lean body mass.
8 Aiming to lower your percent body fat is always better.
9 When you lose weight, you lose both lean mass and fat.
10 To lose weight, it doesn't matter what kind of method you use as long as your weight goes down.