Basic Metabolic Type Test

The following test will give you a general idea of your metabolic type. It is important to reiterate that this is a very condensed version of the sophisticated and expansive clinical test that was designed by William Wolcott over a period of 30 years.

Metabolic type exists on a spectrum; while the comprehensive clinical test is far more accurate and personalized, this abbreviated version still provides a reasonable point to launch your deeper understanding of your type and fine-tuning your diet from.

For the following general test, simply answer the questions as honestly as you can, choosing the number that best represents your answer on the scale provided for each question. There are no right or wrong answers, and if you aren’t completely certain about any given question it is perfectly acceptable to provide what you believe the best answer might be.

Question 1:
Does a high-carbohydrate meal or snack, one that is loaded with plenty of vegetables, bread, toast, cereals, rice, fruits, grains or potatoes, as the main food source satisfy your appetite, or stimulate it further?

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satisfies
stimulates

Question 2 :
When you eat a lot of red meat does it cause you to lose or gain body fat? Do you look slimmer in the mirror or is it easier for your clothes to fit?

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gain weight
loose weight


Question 3:
Do you constantly think about food and frequently look forward with eager anticipation to your next meal or what you want to eat?

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no
yes

Question 4:
What is your appetite like at breakfast, lunch and dinner?

 

breakfast...

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weaker
stronger


lunch...

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weaker
stronger

dinner...

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weaker
stronger

 

Question 5:
Does eating something higher in fat and/or protein such as dark meats, avocados, cream, butter or coconuts within an hour or two of bedtime help you sleep better?

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no
yes

Question 6:
If you ate a large salad with some low-fat meat like chicken breast for lunch (versus higher fat meat like a hamburger patty), how would it affect your productivity throughout the rest of the afternoon?

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I’d have ample energy and feel satisfied
I’d become tired
and hungy

Question 7:
How often do you typically feel the need to eat on an average day? The extremes here would be feeling good with one meal scored as a 1, while needing 5 or 6 meals a day would place you at a 10. If you felt good on three meals a day that would be a 5.


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1–2 times including snacks
5–6 times including snacks


Question 8:
How much do you enjoy sour foods like pickles, sauerkraut, or vinegar?

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love them
can’t stand them


Question 9:
At Thanksgiving or a meal where you eat turkey, and assuming all the turkey is moist, if you prefer white meat give yourself a 1, if you only prefer the dark meat give yourself a 10, and if it doesn’t matter give yourself a 5.

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white meat
dark meat

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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