Exam 7: Vitamins

Vitamin _____ is also categorized as a prohormone.

Describe the use of vitamin E in premature infants and the elderly.

What can you tell Ms. Salmendos about the toxic effects of these vitamins?

Describe why mineral oil should not be used as a laxative.

Describe the relationship between vitamin A and cancer prevention.

Vitamin C is a fat-soluble vitamin.

What is the term used for foods that have been supplemented with vitamins?

What should you tell her about vitamins in general, or the usual need for vitamins?

Ms. Salmendos tells you that she feels that the drug companies have wrongly encouraged her to take vitamins. She wonders if the companies are truthful in their labeling.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that synthetic, or manufactured, vitamins are far superior in quality to those that occur naturally.

How can one avoid the loss of vitamins during cooking?

If only selected groups of people need vitamins, why do so many people take them?

Describe the types of people who are prone to vitamin deficiencies.

What is one possible consequence of hypervitaminosis of vitamin A?

What is the best source of vitamin D?

Which vitamin is essential for maintaining a healthy immune system?

Vitamins are found in large amounts in foods.

When a deficiency in this vitamin occurs, there is an increased chance of neural tube defects.

Describe the uses of vitamin K and its sources.

Which vitamin B is stable in heat and is not destroyed during storage?