nf 3- vitamins and minerals

Question 1

fat-soluble vitamins

Answer 1

A
D
E
K

Question 2

water-soluble vitamins

Answer 2

B
C

Question 3

fat vitamins in absorption

Answer 3

absorbed first into lymph and then into the blood

Question 4

water vitamins in absoprtion

Answer 4

directly into the blood

Question 5

fat vitamins transport and storage

Answer 5

must travel w protein carriers in fluids
stored in the liver or fatty tissues

Question 6

water vitamins transport and storage

Answer 6

travel freely and most are not stored in the body

Question 7

fat vitamins in excretion

Answer 7

not readily excreted
tend to build up in tissues

Question 8

water vitamins in excretion

Answer 8

readily excreted in urine

Question 9

fat vitamins in toxicity

Answer 9

likely from supplements and rarely occur from food

Question 10

water vitamins in toxicity

Answer 10

are unlikely but possible with high doses from supplements

Question 11

fat-soluble requirements

Answer 11

needed in periodic doses because body can draw on its stores

Question 12

water-soluble requirements

Answer 12

needed in frequent doses because the body does not store most of them

Question 13

which vitamins/minerals are antioxidants

Answer 13

C
E
selenium
beta-carotene

Question 14

good sources of vitamin C

Answer 14

sweet red pepper/green pepper
brussel sprouts/broccoli
grapefruit/strawberry
sweet potato
orange juice

Question 15

good sources of omega 3

Answer 15

fish/ seafood
nuts and seeds
plant oils

Question 16

vitamins involved in energy metabolism

Answer 16

thiamin
niacin
riboflavin

Question 17

what increases iron absorption

Answer 17

vitamin C