Chapter 7

Question 1

Fat Soluble Vitamins

Answer 1

A, D, E, K

Question 2

Water Soluble Vitamin

Answer 2

All B and C

Question 3

Function/Source Vitamin E

Answer 3

Antioxidant/Plant Oils

Question 4

Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin E

Answer 4

Anemia/Thins Blood

Question 5

Function/Source Vitamin D

Answer 5

Mineralization of Bone/Sun, seafood, dairy products

Question 6

Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin D

Answer 6

Rickets (children), osteomalacia (adult)/Calcification of soft tissues

Question 7

Function/Source Vitamin A

Answer 7

Eyesight, gene regulation, cell differentiation/Liver, eggs, milk

Question 8

Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin A

Answer 8

Night blindness, total blindness/Birth Defects, liver damage, death (Polar bear liver)

Question 9

Precursor to Vitamin A

Answer 9

Beta Carotene

Question 10

Function/Source Beta Carotene

Answer 10

Antioxidant/Green leafy veggies, orange foods

Question 11

Deficiency/Toxicity Beta Carotene

Answer 11

Night blindness, total blindness/None, or else possible death

Question 12

Purpose/Source Vitamin K

Answer 12

Blood Klotting/Green leafy vegetables, bacterial synthesis in large intestine

Question 13

Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin K

Answer 13

Hemorrhaging (don’t stop bleeding)/Blood Klots

Question 14

Purpose/Source Folate

Answer 14

Coenzyme in energy metabolism- DNA synthesis/Foliage- green leafy vegetables

Question 15

Deficiency/Toxicity folate

Answer 15

Macrocytic anemia, spina bifida in babies/Masks B12 deficiency

Question 16

Purpose/Source Thiamin

Answer 16

Coenzyme energy metabolism/Fortified grains, whole grains

Question 17

Deficiency/Toxicity Thiamin

Answer 17

BeriBeri (Chickens and Asians)/None

Question 18

Vitamin C Function/Source

Answer 18

Antioxidant, collagen (connective tissues) synthesis/Citrus Fruits

Question 19

Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin C

Answer 19

sCurvy/Diarrhea

Question 20

Niacin Purpose/Source

Answer 20

Coenzyme/Protein containing foods

Question 21

Deficiency/Toxicity Niacin

Answer 21

Pellagra- Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea, death/Niacin flush (red face, racing heart)

Question 22

Purpose/Source vitamin B12

Answer 22

Coenzyme in energy metabolism; activates folate/Animal products

Question 23

Deficiency/Toxicity vitamin B12

Answer 23

anemia and nerve damage/None

Question 24

Riboflavin Function/Source

Answer 24

Coenzyme in energy metabolism/Dairy Products

Question 25

Deficiency/Toxicity Riboflavin

Answer 25

cracked corners of mouth, swollen tongue/None

Question 26

Function/Source Vitamin B6

Answer 26

Coenzyme in energy metabolism/Everything

Question 27

Deficiency/Toxicity Vitamin B6

Answer 27

Rarely seen- it’s in everything/Nerve damage (months of mega doses

Question 28

Who needs supplements?

Answer 28

Pregnant women, people cutting out whole food groups, sickly and elderly

Question 29

What to look for in supplements

Answer 29

DV not over 100%, nonvitamin foods, not regulated well by FDA

Question 30

Destroys vitamins when cooking

Answer 30

Heat, light, air

Question 31

How to preserve vitamins

Answer 31

Microwave, steaming, freezing and canning foods