Chase and Rhonda are studying for the nutrition quiz on vitamins. Over the semester break Chase started taking several dietary supplements and a water-soluble multi-vitamin to help improve his energy level and nutrient status. Rhonda has been a vegan (consumes no animal products or by-products) for several months. As they study for their quiz they explore natural sources of the essential vitamins. Chase believes that Rhonda should be taking a multi-vitamin supplement because of her vegetarian lifestyle, but Rhonda believes that Chase is likely overdosing on some of the vitamin supplements. Help them study for their quiz and determine who is right about their need for dietary supplements. Rhonda wants to find a natural source of vitamin D. Which of the following sources of vitamin D would fit into her vegan lifestyle?
A) Salmon
B) Skim milk
C) Sunshine everyday for 10-15 minutes
D) Soy milk
Q. 2What is the best way to cook vegetables to retain the greatest amounts of vitamins?
A) Boiling in water
B) Steaming
C) Stir-frying
D) Broiling or oven roasting
Q. 3Where in the body is vitamin K produced?
A) In the liver
B) In the intestines
C) Just below the surface of the skin
D) In the brain
E) In the bone marrow
Q. 4What deficiency disease may be caused by the lack of vitamin D?
A) Rickets
B) Osteoporosis
C) Pellagra
D) Scurvy
E) a, b
Q. 5What deficiency disease is associated with a lack of vitamin A?
A) Megaloblastic anemia
B) Xerophthalmia
C) Pellagra
D) Lung cancer
Q. 6What deficiency disease is caused by a lack of niacin?
A) Pellagra
B) Xerophthalmia
C) Beriberi
D) Scurvy
Q. 7What is the name of the deficiency disease caused by a lack of thiamin?
A) Pellagra
B) Beriberi
C) Rickets
D) Megaloblastic anemia
Q. 8What deficiency disease is caused by a lack of vitamin C?
A) Vitaminosis C
B) Scurvy
C) Cancer
D) The common cold
Q. 9Which of the following foods is not a good source of vitamin E?
A) Watermelon
B) Sunflower seeds
C) Sweet potatoes
D) Wheat
E) Seafood
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