Exam 8: Vitamins

The large majority of studies in adults show that vitamin C supplementation reduces the incidence and duration of colds.

The vitamin(s)associated with anemia are ____.

Which vitamin forms a part of coenzyme A?

What effect do vitamin B₁₂ injections have in healthy athletes?

There is evidence that vitamin loss is substantially greater in athletes than in the sedentary population.

High bioavailability refers to a compound that ____.

Proteins that regulate metabolic reactions are called ________.

Adequate vitamin intake for athletes is generally associated with adequate caloric intake and consuming a variety of foods.

The well-documented advantages of taking a vitamin supplement are typically related to reversing or preventing vitamin deficiencies that have resulted from a poor dietary intake.

Which of the following statements is true about B-complex vitamins?

The formation of free radicals or reactive oxygen species (ROS)is related to ____.

What vitamin needs to be attached to intrinsic factor (IF)to be absorbed?

Define Quercetin is, and then describe its major physiological functions and its influence on performance.

Free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS)are much more likely to react with vitamin E than with polyunsaturated fatty acids in the cell membrane.

Explain how an endurance athlete could be both correct and incorrect in thinking they need to take a vitamin E supplement to counter the harmful affects of free radicals. What is the appropriate course of action this athlete should take to determine if this supplement is necessary?

The athlete who is most likely to manifest a subclinical vitamin deficiency is ____.

The athlete who is most likely to manifest a clinical vitamin B₁₂ deficiency is ____.

Some surveys suggest that dietary vitamin E intake is low in endurance athletes because they consume a ____.