Exam 7: The Vitamins

Xerosis is a condition caused by a deficiency of what vitamin?

Describe how the B vitamins are related to heart disease.

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

Which of the following is a significant food source of vitamin D?

The chief function of vitamin E is to serve as what?

Health Canada recommends that all breastfed healthy term infants in Canada receive a daily supplement of which vitamin?

Which of the following contains active vitamin A?

Any disease that brings about deficiencies of vitamins A,D,E,and K,can also result in malabsorption of what nutrient?

Which of the following is an antioxidant nutrient that actively scavenges and quenches free radicals in the body?

To prevent hemorrhage,the newborn is given a single dose of what vitamin at birth?

Diseases of which organ can produce symptoms of vitamin D deficiency?

Which of the following is the only animal food source that is rich in vitamin K?

What is the name for the active form of vitamin A stored in the liver?

Which of the following food options at a fast-food restaurant has better overall nutritional quality and more vitamin A?

Pellagra is still common in parts of Asia and Africa.What are its symptoms?

Which of the following vitamins aids in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin?

A deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes excess homocysteine to build up in the blood?

Uninformed,strict vegetarians are especially at risk for deficiency of what vitamin?

Which two vitamins ensure the health of bones?

Which of the following is potentially the most toxic of all vitamins?