May 11--Yogurt is a good-for-you food that actually tastes good, too. How good is it? Here's a quiz to find out how much you know about yogurt.

1. One cup of low-fat yogurt supples 16 percent of your daily value of potassium.

True or false?

2. For folate, you are better off skipping yogurt and drinking milk.

True or false?

3. Yogurt is an excellent source of calcium.

True or false?

4. Studies show that people who eat yogurt with L. acidophilus see a 2 percent to 3 percent reduction in serum cholesterol levels.

True or false?

5. Yogurts that are heat-treated after culturing have little or no live cultures.

True or false?

6. When a label states that a yogurt contains active yogurt cultures, that yogurt has not been heat-treated after culturing.

True or false?

7. Eating yogurt daily can reduce artery-clogging plaque.

True or false?

Source: "WomenHeart's All heart Family Cookbook; Featuring the 40 Foods Proven to Promote Heart Health," by Kathy Kastan and Suzanne Banfield (Rodale, $29.95, 301 pages).

Answers: 1. True; 2. False; 3. True; 4. True; 5. True; 6. True; 7. False.

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