Metabolic Health Quiz

How Healthy Is Your Metabolism?

5 quick questions • Takes about 60 seconds Metabolic issues often begin years before symptoms appear. This short quiz can help you see early signs that your metabolism may be drifting off track.

This quiz estimates metabolic risk. A Metabolic Snapshot measures it directly through advanced metabolic testing.
1

On most weeks, how active are you?

2

Most days, your meals are…

3

How many sweetened or diet drinks do you have in a typical day?

Soda, sweet tea, energy drinks, smoothies, flavored coffee drinks.

4

Is your waist smaller than half your height?

  • Measure your waist at your belly button.
  • A healthy rule of thumb is that your waist should be less than half your height.
5

Have you ever been told you have any of the following — or are taking medication for them?

  • High blood pressure (above 120/80)
  • Prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes
  • High triglycerides (above 150)
  • Low HDL ("good" cholesterol) (under 40 for men, under 50 for women)
  • Fasting blood sugar above 85

Sources

  1. Only 7% of American Adults Have Good Cardiometabolic Health — Tufts Now (July 5, 2022). Study finding that 93% of U.S. adults have suboptimal cardiometabolic health.
  2. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in US Adults (NHANES 2011–18) — Postgraduate Medical Journal. Metabolic syndrome definition, components, and U.S. population trend context.
  3. WHtR vs BMI for Adult Cardiometabolic Risk Factors — Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing waist-to-height ratio against BMI as a predictor of cardiometabolic risk.
  4. WHtR as a Screening Tool for Diabetes and CVD — Systematic review evaluating waist-to-height ratio versus waist circumference and BMI for screening diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
  5. Predictive Value of Prehypertension for Incident Metabolic Syndrome — American Journal of Hypertension. Elevated blood pressure as an independent predictor of metabolic syndrome (relative risk ~1.55).
  6. Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Reduced Metabolic Syndrome Risk — Meta-analysis showing that adherence to a Mediterranean-style, whole-food diet is associated with lower metabolic syndrome prevalence.

Educational screening only. This quiz estimates metabolic risk and does not diagnose any condition or replace care from a licensed clinician. A Metabolic Snapshot can measure your metabolic health more directly through advanced testing.