A woman who has been following a vegan diet and now has become pregnant most likely needs _____ supplements.
a. vitamin C and vitamin A
b. vitamin D and vitamin B12
c. vitamin E and vitamin K
d. vitamin D and niacin
e. folate and vitamin K
Q. 2What can you determine from the Nutrition Facts label about the vitamin A content of this cereal?
a. The vitamin A will be poorly absorbed because it is the precursor form.
b. This is an excellent source of vitamin A because of the large amount that is added.
c. Pregnant women should avoid this cereal because the vitamin A content is too low.
d. Milk added to the cereal contributes a moderate amount of vitamin A in addition to what is in the cereal.
e. Vitamin A has been added as an antioxidant preservative.
Q. 3What can you determine from the Nutrition Facts label about the vitamin D content of this cereal?
a. This cereal is an excellent natural source of vitamin D.
b. You should limit the intake of this cereal to avoid vitamin D toxicity.
c. Combined with milk, this cereal is an excellent source of vitamin D.
d. Supplemental forms of vitamin D are not readily absorbed into the body.
e. Vitamin D is not added to cereals because it increases the risk of toxicity.
Q. 4What does the Nutrition Facts label tell you about the vitamin C content of this cereal?
a. The main source of vitamin C is the whole-grain wheat in the cereal.
b. Vitamin C has been added to the cereal because whole grains are low in vitamin C.
c. A natural form of vitamin C has been added to the cereal.
d. The source of vitamin C is the added milk.
e. The source of vitamin C is ascorbic acid, which was added to improve taste.
Q. 5Because this cereal has been made using whole-grain wheat:
a. it has not been fortified with thiamin, riboflavin, or niacin.
b. 100 of its B vitamins will be absorbed into the body.
c. it will require less fortification than a refined wheat cereal to reach 100 of the DV.
d. absorption of its B vitamins will be blocked because of the fiber content.
e. it also contains all the fat-soluble vitamins because it includes the germ layer.
Q. 6This cereal product has a claim on the package front that it provides 100 of nine vitamins. What would be a result of eating this cereal every morning?
a. This would guarantee that you would not have any deficiencies of those vitamins.
b. The cereal would be a good source for those vitamins.
c. This could lead to a toxicity from excessive intakes of vitamins.
d. This could result in your body developing an increased need for these vitamins.
e. This could cause excessive excretion of other water-soluble nutrients in addition to the vitamins.
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