Exam 11: Fat-Soluble Vitamins

How much mid-day sun exposure is typically enough for healthy, light-skinned individuals to produce adequate amounts of cholecalciferol?

_____ must be present for fat-soluble vitamins to be absorbed.

Angela’s grandfather suffers from _______________, a chronic disease that results from deterioration of the retina.

Both the rods and cones are responsible for seeing color.

A low-fat diet increases vitamin A and carotenoid absorption (and thus bioavailability) because the body is unable to form micelles.

A deficiency of vitamin _____ causes osteomalacia and osteoporosis in adults.

What packages vitamin K from both foods and intestinal bacteria into lipoproteins for delivery to the rest of the body?

Which of the following foods would be the best candidate for fortification with vitamin D?

In the small intestine, dietary vitamin D is packaged into _____ with the help of _____.

What typically happens to initiate the development of cancer?

If you wanted to consume a diet “high in antioxidants,” what foods should you eat and why?

Being physically active can decrease the risk for _____ cancer.

Consuming large amounts of fat-soluble vitamins can _____.

Having never breastfed a baby or having only breastfed for a short period of time increases risk for breast cancer

Where are fat-soluble vitamins generally absorbed?

Xerophthalmia can lead to blindness and is due to a deficiency of vitamin _____.

Which vitamins are considered to be the “antioxidant” vitamins?

Which vitamins contribute to the health of teeth and bones?

Retinoids include _____.

How many forms of vitamin D occur in our foods?