Exam 11: Fat-Soluble Vitamins

_______________ is the spreading of cancer cells to other parts of the body via the blood or lymph.

?-carotene is a provitamin A carotenoid, like all carotenoids

The nutrients in food can adversely affect the action of some drugs and a number of drugs can adversely affect the nutrients one can obtain from the foods eaten. Why might the dietitian recommend that someone using antibiotics long term consume sufficient vitamin K while suggesting that someone else taking Coumadin avoid foods such as kale, spinach, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus, and cabbage?

Researchers estimate that what percentage of all cancer cases are caused by non-modifiable risk factors?

The DRI for carotenoids is 900 RAE/day for men.

How does vitamin A function in vision in both light and low-light situations?

What reaction has to occur each time light reaches the eye before the product of this reaction can be recombined with opsin to reform rhodopsin?

What can result from too little vitamin E?

Which type of cells most depend on vitamin A to function?

Studies show that even small amounts of alcohol consumption can increase risk for what types of cancer?

Which of the following nutrients act to prevent oxidation and free radical damage?

After he had consumed a diet low in vitamin A diet for some time, Perry developed _______________, which made it very difficult for him to drive safely at night because of his impaired ability to see in the dark.

In addition to fish and legumes, what else is a good source of dietary vitamin K?

Vitamin D plays an important role in regulating blood concentrations of _____.

Dietary intervention trials suggest that the protective effect of carotenoids is available from _____ but not from _____.

Which of the following best represents the relationship between diet and cancer risk?

An altered gene that is capable of transforming normal cells into cancer cells is called an _____.

The protein that forms blood clots is called _____.

When adequate vitamin A is present, bone formation is favored over bone breakdown because the activity of _____ is favored over that of _____.

Which circumstance is most likely to negatively impact one’s ability to get adequate vitamin D?