Question 1

What are the potential problems for an individual if he or she consumes toxic levels of vitamin E supplements?

Accepted Answer

No adverse effects are known t

Question 2

Vitamin A has the distinction of being the first fat-soluble vitamin to be recognized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the name of the disease that results from thiamin deficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)  beriberi 
B)  scurvy 
C)  pellagra 
D)  osteomalacia 
A)  beriberi 
B)  scurvy 
C)  pellagra 
D)  osteomalacia

Question 4

Which of the following vitamins is an antioxidant nutrient that actively scavenges and quenches free radicals in the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  vitamin E 
B)  riboflavin 
C)  vitamin K 
D)  niacin 
A)  vitamin E 
B)  riboflavin 
C)  vitamin K 
D)  niacin

Question 5

Xerosis is a condition caused by a deficiency of what vitamin?

Accepted Answer

A)  vitamin E 
B)  vitamin A 
C)  vitamin C 
D)  vitamin D 
A)  vitamin E 
B)  vitamin A 
C)  vitamin C 
D)  vitamin D

Question 6

Pellagra results from a deficiency of which vitamin?

Accepted Answer

A)  niacin 
B)  vitamin B12 
C)  vitamin C 
D)  thiamin 
A)  niacin 
B)  vitamin B12 
C)  vitamin C 
D)  thiamin

Question 7

According to researchers, which of the following vitamins has a positive effect on the immune system?

Accepted Answer

A)  vitamin K 
B)  vitamin C 
C)  thiamin 
D)  niacin 
A)  vitamin K 
B)  vitamin C 
C)  thiamin 
D)  niacin

Question 8

Which two vitamins ensure the health of bones?

Accepted Answer

A)  B12 and D 
B)  C and D 
C)  K and D 
D)  A and B1 
A)  B12 and D 
B)  C and D 
C)  K and D 
D)  A and B1

Question 9

Health Canada recommends that all exclusively breastfed healthy term infants in Canada receive a daily supplement of which vitamin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vitamin B2 
B)  Vitamin B1 
C)  Vitamin B12 
D)  Vitamin D 
A)  Vitamin B2 
B)  Vitamin B1 
C)  Vitamin B12 
D)  Vitamin D

Question 10

Which organ especially benefits from vitamin E's antioxidant qualities?

Accepted Answer

A)  lungs 
B)  muscle 
C)  liver 
D)  heart 
A)  lungs 
B)  muscle 
C)  liver 
D)  heart

Question 11

In the 1990s, Health Canada made it mandatory for food manufacturers to fortify bleached wheat flour in products with which of the following vitamins?

Accepted Answer

A)  synthetic folate 
B)  niacin equivalent 
C)  pantothenic acid 
D)  natural riboflavin 
A)  synthetic folate 
B)  niacin equivalent 
C)  pantothenic acid 
D)  natural riboflavin

Question 12

The DRI recommendations are listed in the form of what vitamin E compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  gamma-tocopherol 
B)  delta-tocopherol 
C)  alpha-tocopherol 
D)  beta-tocopherol 
A)  gamma-tocopherol 
B)  delta-tocopherol 
C)  alpha-tocopherol 
D)  beta-tocopherol

Question 13

Vitamin B6 helps convert the amino acid tryptophan into which of the following neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

A)  calcitonin 
B)  acetylcholine 
C)  serotonin 
D)  melatonin 
A)  calcitonin 
B)  acetylcholine 
C)  serotonin 
D)  melatonin

Question 14

A high dose of which of the following vitamins can only be sold by prescription?

Accepted Answer

A)  vitamin C 
B)  riboflavin 
C)  vitamin K 
D)  thiamin 
A)  vitamin C 
B)  riboflavin 
C)  vitamin K 
D)  thiamin

Question 15

Which of the following foods would you recommend to someone who needs to increase intake of thiamin?

Accepted Answer

A)  orange juice 
B)  steak 
C)  legumes 
D)  spinach 
A)  orange juice 
B)  steak 
C)  legumes 
D)  spinach

Question 16

A deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes excess homocysteine to build up in the blood?

Accepted Answer

A)  thiamin 
B)  vitamin B12 
C)  pantothenic acid 
D)  niacin 
A)  thiamin 
B)  vitamin B12 
C)  pantothenic acid 
D)  niacin

Question 17

What vitamin participates in over 100 reactions in body tissues and is needed to help convert one kind of amino acid, which cells have in abundance, to other nonessential amino acids that cells lack?

Accepted Answer

A)  vitamin B6 
B)  vitamin C 
C)  vitamin B12 
D)  vitamin A 
A)  vitamin B6 
B)  vitamin C 
C)  vitamin B12 
D)  vitamin A

Question 18

Which of the following conditions may be a symptom of a vitamin A deficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)  acne 
B)  arthritis 
C)  blindness 
D)  birth defects 
A)  acne 
B)  arthritis 
C)  blindness 
D)  birth defects

Question 19

Which of the following vitamins aids in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin?

Accepted Answer

A)  vitamin C 
B)  vitamin B12 
C)  folate 
D)  vitamin B6 
A)  vitamin C 
B)  vitamin B12 
C)  folate 
D)  vitamin B6

Question 20

You have a friend who gets very little exposure to the sun, consumes very few calcium-rich foods, and has a two-year-old child and three-month-old twins. Which of the following diseases is she at very high risk for developing?

Accepted Answer

A)  pellagra 
B)  rickets 
C)  osteomalacia 
D)  beriberi 
A)  pellagra 
B)  rickets 
C)  osteomalacia 
D)  beriberi

What are the potential problems for an individual if he or she consumes toxic levels of vitamin E supplements?

Vitamin A has the distinction of being the first fat-soluble vitamin to be recognized.

What is the name of the disease that results from thiamin deficiency?

Which of the following vitamins is an antioxidant nutrient that actively scavenges and quenches free radicals in the body?

Xerosis is a condition caused by a deficiency of what vitamin?

Pellagra results from a deficiency of which vitamin?

According to researchers, which of the following vitamins has a positive effect on the immune system?

Which two vitamins ensure the health of bones?

Health Canada recommends that all exclusively breastfed healthy term infants in Canada receive a daily supplement of which vitamin?

Which organ especially benefits from vitamin E's antioxidant qualities?

In the 1990s, Health Canada made it mandatory for food manufacturers to fortify bleached wheat flour in products with which of the following vitamins?

The DRI recommendations are listed in the form of what vitamin E compound?

Vitamin B₆ helps convert the amino acid tryptophan into which of the following neurotransmitters?

A high dose of which of the following vitamins can only be sold by prescription?

Which of the following foods would you recommend to someone who needs to increase intake of thiamin?

A deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes excess homocysteine to build up in the blood?

What vitamin participates in over 100 reactions in body tissues and is needed to help convert one kind of amino acid, which cells have in abundance, to other nonessential amino acids that cells lack?

Which of the following conditions may be a symptom of a vitamin A deficiency?

Which of the following vitamins aids in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin?

You have a friend who gets very little exposure to the sun, consumes very few calcium-rich foods, and has a two-year-old child and three-month-old twins. Which of the following diseases is she at very high risk for developing?

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What are the potential problems for an individual if he or she consumes toxic levels of vitamin E supplements?

Vitamin A has the distinction of being the first fat-soluble vitamin to be recognized.

What is the name of the disease that results from thiamin deficiency?

Which of the following vitamins is an antioxidant nutrient that actively scavenges and quenches free radicals in the body?

Xerosis is a condition caused by a deficiency of what vitamin?

Pellagra results from a deficiency of which vitamin?

According to researchers, which of the following vitamins has a positive effect on the immune system?

Which two vitamins ensure the health of bones?

Health Canada recommends that all exclusively breastfed healthy term infants in Canada receive a daily supplement of which vitamin?

Which organ especially benefits from vitamin E's antioxidant qualities?

In the 1990s, Health Canada made it mandatory for food manufacturers to fortify bleached wheat flour in products with which of the following vitamins?

The DRI recommendations are listed in the form of what vitamin E compound?

Vitamin B6 helps convert the amino acid tryptophan into which of the following neurotransmitters?

A high dose of which of the following vitamins can only be sold by prescription?

Which of the following foods would you recommend to someone who needs to increase intake of thiamin?

A deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes excess homocysteine to build up in the blood?

What vitamin participates in over 100 reactions in body tissues and is needed to help convert one kind of amino acid, which cells have in abundance, to other nonessential amino acids that cells lack?

Which of the following conditions may be a symptom of a vitamin A deficiency?

Which of the following vitamins aids in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin?

You have a friend who gets very little exposure to the sun, consumes very few calcium-rich foods, and has a two-year-old child and three-month-old twins. Which of the following diseases is she at very high risk for developing?

Food Choices and Human Health

Nutrition Tools Standards and Guidelines

The Remarkable Body

The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen and Fibre

The Lipids: Fats, Oil, Phospholipids, and Sterols

The Proteins and Amino Acids

Water and Minerals

Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight

Nutrients, Recreational Physical Activity, and the Bodys Responses

Diet and Health

Food Safety and Food Bio-Technology

Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant

Child, Teen, and Older Adult

Hunger and the Global Environment

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Vitamin B₆ helps convert the amino acid tryptophan into which of the following neurotransmitters?