Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea, and death are known as the four Ds associated with deficiency of what vitamin?
A. Thiamin
B. Riboflavin
C. Niacin
D. Pantothenic acid
Q. 2Niacin can be synthesized in the body from the amino acid
A. tyrosine.
B. tryptophan.
C. glutamate.
D. valine.
Q. 3Milk is packaged in opaque containers to protect the destruction of what vitamin by light?
A. Thiamin
B. Niacin
C. Riboflavin
D. Biotin
Q. 4The condition of thiamin deficiency is called
A. beriberi.
B. scurvy.
C. pellagra.
D. anemia.
Q. 5The vitamins that must be included in enriched flours are thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and
A. vitamin B6.
B. vitamin B12.
C. folate.
D. vitamin C.
Q. 6All water soluble vitamins share 3 similarities: they dissolve in water, they are generally not toxic to the body, and
A. they are absorbed mainly in the small intestine and transported in the blood.
B. they are absorbed mainly in the stomach and transported in the blood.
C. they are absorbed mainly in the small intestine and transported in the lymph.
D. they are absorbed in the large intestine and transported in the blood.
Q. 7Consumption of high doses of supplemental vitamin D can be toxic.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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