Vitamin & Mineral Functions

Question 1

Vitamins & Minerals are-

Answer 1

Micronutrients

Question 2

Macronutrient vs Macronutrient difference?

Answer 2

Macronutrients are needed by the body in larger amounts than micronutrients

Question 3

What are the two categories of minerals?

Answer 3

Major Minerals

Trace Minerals

Question 4

Essential, non-caloric nutrients that are in all our foods =

Answer 4

Minerals + Vitamins

Question 5

Meats and other foods derived from animals often contain-

Answer 5

A higher concentration of minerals

Question 6

Name off some Major Minerals

Answer 6

Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium

Question 7

Name off some Trace Minerals

Answer 7

Iron, Fluoride, Zinc, Copper, Iodine, Magnesium, Chloride, Sodium

Question 8

Are mineral supplements as effective as getting minerals from Whole Foods?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

What are the two types of mineral supplements?

Answer 9

Whole Food Supplements & Synthetic Supplements

Question 10

How are whole food mineral supplements produced?

Answer 10

Taken straight from natural sources (Soil, rocks, plants, etc)

Question 11

How are synthetic mineral supplements produced?

Answer 11

Made in a lab

Question 12

Are any supplements approved by the FDA?

Answer 12

None

Question 13

While synthetic mineral supplements mimic the mineral’s chemical structure, they are probably not exact copies.

True or false?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Vitamin A, D, E, and K are all-

Answer 14

Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Question 15

Vitamins C & B are both-

Answer 15

Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Question 16

2 main groups of vitamins?

Answer 16

Water-soluble, fat-soluble

Question 17

The body can only store what group of vitamins?

Answer 17

Fat-soluble

Question 18

Whole Food Vitamins are made from-

Answer 18

Foods grown in the ground

Question 19

Are whole food vitamins absorbed in the body the same as food?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

Synthetic vitamins are made from-

Answer 20

Synthetics and are made in a lab

Question 21

Are synthetic vitamins absorbed in the body the same as food?

Answer 21

There’s no guarantee that they are absorbed in the body. (The body isn’t deficient in these lab chemicals)

Question 22

What are the 3 groups of people that may need Whole Food vitamins?

Answer 22

Pregnant Women
The Elderly
Those with a chronic illness/ disease

Question 23

Scurvy symptoms?

Answer 23

Loss of hair + teeth, bleeding gums, slow healing of wounds, eventually death

Question 24

In the 1750s, who discovered that Vitamin C prevented scurvy?

Answer 24

James Lind

Question 25

What category of vitamins can build up in the body and become toxic?

Answer 25

Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Question 26

How many Water-Soluble Vitamins are there?

Answer 26

9. Vitamin C, and eight different Vitamin Bs

Question 27

How many Fat-Soluble Vitamins are there?

Answer 27

4. A, D, E, and K

Question 28

Vitamin B1 =

Answer 28

Thiamine

Question 29

Vitamin B2 =

Answer 29

Riboflavin

Question 30

Vitamin B3 =

Answer 30

Niacin

Question 31

Vitamin B5 =

Answer 31

Pantothenic Acid

Question 32

Vitamin B6 =

Answer 32

Pyridoxine

Question 33

Vitamin B7 =

Answer 33

Biotin

Question 34

Vitamin B9 =

Answer 34

Folic Acid

Question 35

Vitamin B12 =

Answer 35

Cobalamin