Vitamins

Question 1

salmon, egg yolks, dairy; toxicity (liver damage and bone thinning); healthy skin, hair, nails, gums, glands, bones, and teeth

Answer 1

Vitamin A

Question 2

yeast and legumes; deficiency (Wernicke-korsakoff/beriberi - visual issues and confused mental state)

Answer 2

Vitamin B (thiamin)

Question 3

meat products; deficiency (ariboflavinosis (chronic alcoholism and poor diet) - angular cheilitis and ulcers)

Answer 3

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)

Question 4

cereal grains, multivitamins, milk, meat; deficiency (pellagra - inflamed skin, dementia, cardiomyopathy)

Answer 4

Vitamin B3 (niacin)

Question 5

widespread food sources; deficiency (rare - fatigue)

Answer 5

Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)

Question 6

bananas and chickpeas; deficiency (alcoholics - dermatitis and conjunctivitis)

Answer 6

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

Question 7

beef and eggs; deficiency (rare - hare loss and brittle nails)

Answer 7

Vitamin B7 (biotin)

Question 8

dark leafy vegetables; deficiency (alcoholics - irregular heart rate, shortness of breath, mouth sores, and megaloblastic anemia)

Answer 8

Vitamin B9 (folate)

Question 9

fish and eggs; deficiency (elderly and stomach surgery - lightheadedness, heart palpitations, neuro issues, megaloblastic anemia)

Answer 9

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)

Question 10

citrus fruits; deficiency (scurvy - anemia and excessive bleeding)

Answer 10

Vitamin C

Question 11

sunlight; deficiency (fatigue and depression, rickets in young people)

Answer 11

Vitamin D

Question 12

olive oil and almonds; deficiency (dietary lack - nothing specific)

Answer 12

Vitamin E

Question 13

leafy greens; deficiency (Crohns or celiac - slow clotting and excessive bleeding)

Answer 13

Vitamin K

Question 14

milk and canned fish; deficiency (renal failure - numbness and tingling, convulsions, spasms); toxicity (hyperparathyroidism - vascular and soft tissue calcification)

Answer 14

Calcium

Question 15

legumes and potatoes; deficiency (excessive diarrhea - fatigue, muscle weakness, and malaise, hypokalemia); toxicity (chronic kidney disease - typically asymptomatic unless severe)

Answer 15

Potassium (works hand in hand with sodium to regulate intracellular fluids)

Question 16

everwhere; deficiency (rare in elderly - nausea, vomiting, headaches); toxicity (diuretic medication - fluid accumulation, weakness, intense thirst, hypernatremia)

Answer 16

Sodium

Question 17

legumes, nuts, seeds; deficiency (kidney disease - decreased appetite, numbness, and tingling); toxicity (rare - diarrhea and nausea)

Answer 17

Magnesium

Question 18

what vitamin deficiency for confusion, forgetfulness, poor diet, dermatitis

Answer 18

B3, niacin

Question 19

what vitamin comes from a cholesterol derivative

Answer 19

Vit D

Question 20

how much magnesium to give someone

Answer 20

400-420 mg

Question 21

how much vitamin D to give someone

Answer 21

<70= 15 ug/day
>70= 20 ug/day

Question 22

what vitamin causes megaloblastic anemia

Answer 22

B12 and B9

Question 23

what is a good natural health product for OA

Answer 23

curcumin

Question 24

how much calcium to give someone

Answer 24

>50= 1200 mg
<50= 1000 mg

Question 25

how much sodium to give someone

Answer 25

1500 mg

Question 26

how much vitamin C

Answer 26

75-90 mg/day

Question 27

how much folate

Answer 27

400 ug/day

Question 28

what foods are high in omega 3

Answer 28

salmon, eggs

Question 29

what vitamin can lead to an iron-deficient anemia

Answer 29

B2, riboflavin

Question 30

pernicious anemia deficiency in which vitamin

Answer 30

B12