A test on the internet can never tell you if you really have anything among the members. You can estimate how great your risk is of having or getting something.
A test on the internet can never tell you if you really have anything among the members. You can estimate how great your risk is of having or getting something. Check here which tests you find where.
Heart and vascular disease
www.Gezondlevencheck.nl: test by the Heart Foundation that mainly focuses on eating fatty foods and exercising. With advice for a healthier lifestyle.
www.bloedlink.nl: click on the left on ‘Do the self-test’ for a test for hereditary elevated cholesterol.
Diabetes
www.kijkopdiabetes.nl: click on the left on ‘The Diabetes Risk Test’. After answering eleven questions, you will know how likely it is that you have or will develop type 2 diabetes.
Psychological complaints
www.psyq.nl: Eight tests on various mental illnesses, plus a general PsyQ test to find out what your main complaint is. Compiled by psychotherapists and psychiatrists from Parnassia, a major mental health institution in the The Hague region. PsyQ includes tests on depression, sexology and anxiety.
feeding problems
www.mlds.nl: fiber test from the Maag Lever Bowel Foundation, sponsored by the snack manufacturer, to see if you are getting enough fiber.
www.caloriechecker.nl: know how many calories you consume per day, and whether that is enough or too much? The Nutrition Center knows.
http://eettest.voedingscentrum.nl: here you can check whether you are eating according to the Wheel of Five.
Addictions
www.jellinek.nl/testjegedrag: Testing on the use of all kinds of addictive substances, from alcohol and cannabis to sleeping pills and tobacco.
Over/Underweight
How high your BMI (Body Mass Index) is, says something about how healthy your weight is. Calculating your BMI yourself is not something you just do by heart. Good so that’s it www.voedingscentrum.nl a handy ‘turntable’. Which, unfortunately, is a bit rough to find. Type ‘BMI’ in the top right of the search field, click on the top search result and then on the underlined Body Mass Index. Alternative is www.slank-en-sterk.nl (click on ‘BMI’ on the left), where your BMI is calculated for you by filling in height and weight.
Amnesia
http://memory.uva.nl/memorytest: memory test developed by the Department of Psychology of the University of Amsterdam. The results of the people taking the test are processed in research into the functioning of the memory. The results only say something about how good your memory is compared to previous participants.
Who’s behind it?
Many health tests on the Internet have a commercial background. They are, for example, set up by a pharmaceutical company, a manufacturer of nutritional supplements, a magazine or retail chain. There is of course not much wrong with that: such a test can just as well be reliable. But it is not always clear on the site itself who is behind the test. Do you want to know who owns the site? Then look at www.sidn.nl (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland) and click in the green field on ‘Is the name still available?’ Then type in the name of the site in the search box (for example www.plusmagazine.nl), check the ‘extended’ box and click ‘search’. Then you will see who manages the site. This site only works with domain names ending in .nl.
Sources):
- Plus Magazine
