Question 1

Which two vitamins ensure the health of bones?

Accepted Answer

A)   B12 and D
B)   C and D
C)   K and D
D)   A and B1E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The DRI recommendations are listed in the form of what vitamin E compound?

Accepted Answer

A)   gamma-tocopherol
B)   delta-tocopherol
C)   alpha-tocopherol
D)   beta-tocopherolE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Vitamin B6 helps convert the amino acid tryptophan into which of the following neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

A)   calcitonin
B)   acetylcholine
C)   serotonin
D)   melatoninE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Pellagra results from a deficiency of which vitamin?

Accepted Answer

A)   niacin
B)   vitamin B12
C)   vitamin C
D)   thiaminE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following conditions may be a symptom of a vitamin A deficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)   acne
B)   arthritis
C)   blindness
D)   birth defectsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

What is the name of the disease that results from thiamin deficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)   beriberi
B)   scurvy
C)   pellagra
D)   osteomalaciaE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What vitamin participates in over 100 reactions in body tissues and is needed to help convert one kind of amino acid, which cells have in abundance, to other nonessential amino acids that cells lack?

Accepted Answer

A)   vitamin B6
B)   vitamin C
C)   vitamin B12
D)   vitamin AE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)   vitamin E
B)   riboflavin
C)   vitamin K
D)   niacinE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Vitamin A has the distinction of being the first fat-soluble vitamin to be recognized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Vitamin B2
B)   Vitamin B1
C)   Vitamin B12
D)   Vitamin DE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

A high dose of which of the following vitamins can only be sold by prescription?

Accepted Answer

A)   vitamin C
B)   riboflavin
C)   vitamin K
D)   thiaminE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

In the 1990s, Health Canada made it mandatory for food manufacturers to fortify bleached wheat flour in products with which of the following vitamins?

Accepted Answer

A)   synthetic folate
B)   niacin equivalent
C)   pantothenic acid
D)   natural riboflavinE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

You have a friend who gets very little exposure to the sun, consumes very few calcium-rich foods, and has a two-year-old child and three-month-old twins. Which of the following diseases is she at very high risk for developing?

Accepted Answer

A)   pellagra
B)   rickets
C)   osteomalacia
D)   beriberiE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)   vitamin C
B)   vitamin B12
C)   folate
D)   vitamin B6E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Which organ especially benefits from vitamin E's antioxidant qualities?

Accepted Answer

A)   lungs
B)   muscle
C)   liver
D)   heartE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

According to researchers, which of the following vitamins has a positive effect on the immune system?

Accepted Answer

A)   vitamin K
B)   vitamin C
C)   thiamin
D)   niacinE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following foods would you recommend to someone who needs to increase intake of thiamin?

Accepted Answer

A)   orange juice
B)   steak
C)   legumes
D)   spinachE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)   vitamin E
B)   vitamin A
C)   vitamin C
D)   vitamin DE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)   thiamin
B)   vitamin B12
C)   pantothenic acid
D)   niacinE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

What are the potential problems for an individual if he or she consumes toxic levels of vitamin E supplements?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 7: The Vitamins

In the 1990s, Health Canada made it mandatory for food manufacturers to fortify bleached wheat flour in products with which of the following vitamins?

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

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What vitamin participates in over 100 reactions in body tissues and is needed to help convert one kind of amino acid, which cells have in abundance, to other nonessential amino acids that cells lack?

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Which two vitamins ensure the health of bones?

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Which of the following conditions may be a symptom of a vitamin A deficiency?

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

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

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Which organ especially benefits from vitamin E's antioxidant qualities?

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You have a friend who gets very little exposure to the sun, consumes very few calcium-rich foods, and has a two-year-old child and three-month-old twins. Which of the following diseases is she at very high risk for developing?

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The DRI recommendations are listed in the form of what vitamin E compound?

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What is the name of the disease that results from thiamin deficiency?

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A high dose of which of the following vitamins can only be sold by prescription?

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Which of the following foods would you recommend to someone who needs to increase intake of thiamin?

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What are the potential problems for an individual if he or she consumes toxic levels of vitamin E supplements?

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

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Vitamin B6 helps convert the amino acid tryptophan into which of the following neurotransmitters?

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Pellagra results from a deficiency of which vitamin?

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

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According to researchers, which of the following vitamins has a positive effect on the immune system?

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Vitamin A has the distinction of being the first fat-soluble vitamin to be recognized.

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Vitamin B₆ helps convert the amino acid tryptophan into which of the following neurotransmitters?

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