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HLTH 640 Quiz 3 Vitamins, Minerals https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/hlth-640-quiz-3-vitamins-minerals/ HLTH 640 Quiz 3: Vitamins, Minerals, and Water Module 5: Week 5 – Module 6: Week 6. 1. Food sources from preformed vitamin A (in milk, cereals, cheese, egg yolks, and liver) have better absorption than food sources which are rich in provitamin A (carrots, spinach, and sweet potatoes). 2. John is taking the anticoagulant medication Coumadin so he needs to monitor his vitamin K intake from 3. John started taking a multivitamin and noticed that his urine was yellow. This is because an excess of ________ was being excreted. 4. Excesses of water-soluble vitamins are excreted from the body in urine and therefore they rarely accumulate to toxic levels. 5. When foods are exposed to air, water, UV light, changes in pH, or heat, nutrient content of foods typically 6. are substances found in foods that are not in a form directly usable by the body, but that can be converted into an active form once they are absorbed; however vitamins found in foods that are already in the active form, called ________ vitamins, do not undergo conversion. 7. As long as a supplement has the USP label, it is safe to consume any amount of the supplement. 8. Vitamin A is essential for vision, cell growth and development, reproduction, and a healthy immune system. 9. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are the ________ vitamins, but the B vitamins are the ________ vitamins. 10. Most water-soluble vitamins are not toxic because excesses are excreted in the 11. Vision problems and increased infections result from vitamin A 12. Vitamin A is stored in the liver and this increases the likelihood of toxicity symptoms. 13. Vitamin K is the “sunshine vitamin” can be made in the body with the help of ultraviolet rays from the sun. 14. Vitamin D deficiency symptoms include 15. Green leafy vegetables and vegetable oils are rich in vitamin A. 16. Hypercalcemia, abnormalities in the nervous system, and severe depression may result from 17. Antioxidants, such as vitamins E and C, and carotenoids, ________ the damaging effects of free radicals, atoms or molecules with an unpaired electron. 18. Which of the following nutrients are not stored in the body? 19. No food contains every nutrient, but every food group has specific nutrients. 20. Vitamin A is stored in the liver until needed and is not easily excreted from the body. 21. Vitamins provide kilocalories, and are therefore considered to be a source of energy. 22. Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea, and death may result from inadequate intake of 23. In most cases of macrocytic anemia, the true cause is a B12 deficiency, not a folate deficiency. 24. functions as part of the phospholipid that makes up cell membranes; it functions in liver metabolism; it participates in nerve transmission; it assists in the transport of lipids as part of the VLDL; and it plays a key role in fetal development. 25. Fortification of cereal grains has resulted in fewer cases of 26. Fruits and vegetables which are ________ have been linked to lower rates of cancer of the lung, mouth and esophageal, stomach, and colon. 27. Who among the following is most likely to experience vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms? A 28. Consuming too much folic acid from supplements can obscure a vitamin B12 deficiency. 29. Individuals who are underconsuming B vitamins are likely to feel


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