Question 1

What are the symptoms of pellagra?

Accepted Answer

The 4 D's:

Question 2

Which of the following food items contains active vitamin A?

Accepted Answer

A)  soybeans 
B)  apricots 
C)  potatoes 
D)  fish oils 
A)  soybeans 
B)  apricots 
C)  potatoes 
D)  fish oils

Question 3

Which of the following substances is required for fat-soluble vitamins to be absorbed?

Accepted Answer

A)  insulin 
B)  chyme 
C)  bile 
D)  cholesterol 
A)  insulin 
B)  chyme 
C)  bile 
D)  cholesterol

Question 4

Which of the following individuals would be likely to synthesize sufficient amounts of vitamin D without having to eat foods containing the vitamin?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person with dark skin who jogs 15-minutes outside daily. 
B)  A person who goes to a tanning booth twice a week. 
C)  A light-skinned person who takes a 20-minute walk outdoors daily. 
D)  A person who works in an office with windows across an entire wall. 
A)  A person with dark skin who jogs 15-minutes outside daily. 
B)  A person who goes to a tanning booth twice a week. 
C)  A light-skinned person who takes a 20-minute walk outdoors daily. 
D)  A person who works in an office with windows across an entire wall.

Question 5

Which of the following items is a nonfood source of vitamin K?

Accepted Answer

A)  antibiotics 
B)  cold temperatures 
C)  intestinal bacteria 
D)  sunlight 
A)  antibiotics 
B)  cold temperatures 
C)  intestinal bacteria 
D)  sunlight

Question 6

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 7

To prevent hemorrhage, newborn babies are given a single dose of what vitamin at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  vitamin A 
B)  vitamin K 
C)  vitamin C 
D)  vitamin D 
A)  vitamin A 
B)  vitamin K 
C)  vitamin C 
D)  vitamin D

Question 8

The B vitamin coenzymes) helps to extract the energy from food during metabolism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe how the B vitamins are related to heart disease.

Accepted Answer

People who inherit a rare disorder that

Question 10

Which of the following side effects can result from an excess of vitamin A?

Accepted Answer

A)  constipation 
B)  cataracts 
C)  hair loss 
D)  hives 
A)  constipation 
B)  cataracts 
C)  hair loss 
D)  hives

Question 11

Compare and contrast the characteristics of the water-soluble vitamins and the fat-soluble vitamins.

Accepted Answer

The characteristics of the water-soluble

Question 12

If strict vegetarians are uninformed, for which vitamin might they be especially at risk for deficiency?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Which of the following vitamins is potentially the most toxic to the body?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Vitamin D acts at three body locations to raise the blood calcium level. What are they?

Accepted Answer

Skeleton - stores ca

Question 15

What is the name for the type of anemia that results from a vitamin B12 deficiency caused by a lack of intrinsic factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  microcytic anemia 
B)  pernicious anemia 
C)  macrocytic anemia 
D)  sickle-cell anemia 
A)  microcytic anemia 
B)  pernicious anemia 
C)  macrocytic anemia 
D)  sickle-cell anemia

Question 16

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 17

Which of the following vitamins is water-soluble?

Accepted Answer

A)  vitamin C 
B)  vitamin K 
C)  vitamin A 
D)  vitamin D 
A)  vitamin C 
B)  vitamin K 
C)  vitamin A 
D)  vitamin D

Question 18

Describe the major factors you would consider in choosing an appropriate multi-nutrient supplement.

Accepted Answer

Some of the major factors to be consider

Question 19

Differentiate between retinol and beta-carotene and explain what retinol activity equivalents are.

Accepted Answer

Retinol is one of the active forms of vi

Question 20

If a person consumes more polyunsaturated oil, for what vitamin does that person's need increase?

Accepted Answer

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

What are the symptoms of pellagra?

Which of the following food items contains active vitamin A?

Which of the following substances is required for fat-soluble vitamins to be absorbed?

Which of the following individuals would be likely to synthesize sufficient amounts of vitamin D without having to eat foods containing the vitamin?

Which of the following items is a nonfood source of vitamin K?

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

To prevent hemorrhage, newborn babies are given a single dose of what vitamin at birth?

The B vitamin coenzymes) helps to extract the energy from food during metabolism.

Describe how the B vitamins are related to heart disease.

Which of the following side effects can result from an excess of vitamin A?

Compare and contrast the characteristics of the water-soluble vitamins and the fat-soluble vitamins.

If strict vegetarians are uninformed, for which vitamin might they be especially at risk for deficiency?

Which of the following vitamins is potentially the most toxic to the body?

Vitamin D acts at three body locations to raise the blood calcium level. What are they?

What is the name for the type of anemia that results from a vitamin B₁₂ deficiency caused by a lack of intrinsic factor?

Pellagra results from a deficiency of which vitamin?

Which of the following vitamins is water-soluble?

Describe the major factors you would consider in choosing an appropriate multi-nutrient supplement.

Differentiate between retinol and beta-carotene and explain what retinol activity equivalents are.

If a person consumes more polyunsaturated oil, for what vitamin does that person's need increase?

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What are the symptoms of pellagra?

Which of the following food items contains active vitamin A?

Which of the following substances is required for fat-soluble vitamins to be absorbed?

Which of the following individuals would be likely to synthesize sufficient amounts of vitamin D without having to eat foods containing the vitamin?

Which of the following items is a nonfood source of vitamin K?

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

To prevent hemorrhage, newborn babies are given a single dose of what vitamin at birth?

The B vitamin coenzymes) helps to extract the energy from food during metabolism.

Describe how the B vitamins are related to heart disease.

Which of the following side effects can result from an excess of vitamin A?

Compare and contrast the characteristics of the water-soluble vitamins and the fat-soluble vitamins.

If strict vegetarians are uninformed, for which vitamin might they be especially at risk for deficiency?

Which of the following vitamins is potentially the most toxic to the body?

Vitamin D acts at three body locations to raise the blood calcium level. What are they?

What is the name for the type of anemia that results from a vitamin B12 deficiency caused by a lack of intrinsic factor?

Pellagra results from a deficiency of which vitamin?

Which of the following vitamins is water-soluble?

Describe the major factors you would consider in choosing an appropriate multi-nutrient supplement.

Differentiate between retinol and beta-carotene and explain what retinol activity equivalents are.

If a person consumes more polyunsaturated oil, for what vitamin does that person's need increase?

Food Choices and Human Health

Nutrition Toolsstandards and Guidelines

The Remarkable Body

The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fibre

The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols

The Proteins and Amino Acids

Water and Minerals

Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight

Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Bodys Responses

Diet and Health

Food Safety and Food Technology

Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant

Child, Teen, and Older Adult

Hunger and the Global Environment

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What is the name for the type of anemia that results from a vitamin B₁₂ deficiency caused by a lack of intrinsic factor?