Nutrition for sport exercise and health Chapter 6. Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Chapter 6. Exam Questions With Correct
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What are the two ways that vitamins are absorbed by the body? - answerFat soluble and
watersoluble
The human body can make these vitamins - answerD and K
What vitamins are fat soluble vitamins - answerA, D,...
Nutrition for sport exercise and health
Chapter 6. Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
What are the two ways that vitamins are absorbed by the body? - answer✔Fat soluble and
watersoluble
The human body can make these vitamins - answer✔D and K
What vitamins are fat soluble vitamins - answer✔A, D, E and K
What vitamins are Water Soluble vitamins - answer✔B and C (plus Biotin, Choline, Folic
Acid,Niacin)
What does Vitamin A do? - answer✔Helps with good vision, Helps make white blood cells
What vitamin helps with vision - answer✔Vitamin A
What are antioxidants? - answer✔These are chemicals that help stop or limit damage caused by
free radicals in the body THEY stop oxidation
What are free radicals? - answer✔These are toxic biproducts that made from oxygen
metabolism. Free radicals are essential for health but can be damaging when they go into
overdrive
Food sources of Vitamin A - answer✔Mango, Spinach, Cantaloupe, Seaweed, Red Bell
Peppers
What is the most important source of provitamin A - answer✔Beta-Carotene
Which Vitamins are humans rarely deficient in? - answer✔Vitamin AB,C, E, K
Which vitamins can have toxicity affects - answer✔Vitamin A - toxicity leads to liver damage,
dry lips, muscle and joint pain
Vitamin D - Excess can be stored can cause kidney stones
What is a steroid hormone that promotes calcium absorption and is associated with Vitamin D -
answer✔calcitriol
Tanning beds ARE or ARE NOT a safe way to get Vitamin D - answer✔ARE NOT
Food Sources of Vitamin D - answer✔Liver, Salmon, Cod Liver Oil, Egg Yolks, Fortified Milk
Which vitamin supplements should be taken with a meal that contains fat to help with absorption
- answer✔Vitamin D
Which Vitamin are humans commonly Deficient in - answer✔**Vitamin D (the most),
calcium, potassium and iron
Whose is usually more deficient in Vitamin D and why - answer✔African American 82%,
Hispanics 69% all Americans 41% as Darker Skin reduces the bodies ability to produce vitamin
D after exposure to the sun
Which Vitamin can the body produce more of with exposure to the sun - answer✔Vitamin D
How often should testing for Vitamin D deficiency be done and why? - answer✔Twice a year,
as exposure to sunlight plays a large role
What does Vitamin D affect in athletes? - answer✔Type II fast twitch fibers for jumping and
sprinting
What vitamins are related to risk of infectious illnesses - answer✔Vitamin D and Vitamin C
What Vitamin shows evidence of a connection to stress fractures and muscle strains or tears -
answer✔Vitamin D
What vitamin helps prevent oxidative damage to the fats in cell membranes (acts like and
antioxidant to prevent damage from Free Radicals) - answer✔Vitamin E
Food Sources of Vitamin E - answer✔Sunflower Oil, Safflower Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, almonds,
sunflower seeds, hazelnuts
What vitamin helps with the ability to blood clot - answer✔Vitamin K
Food Sources of Vitamin K - answer✔Asparagus, Plums, Leafy Greens, Cheddar Cheese. Dark
Chicken Meat, Pine nuts, Cashews
Which type of Vitamins need to be replenshed everyday water soluble or fat soluble? -
answer✔water soluble
What type of vitamins are not stored in the body and have to be consume regularly? -
answer✔Water Soluble
What happens to the excess of water soluble vitamins? - answer✔excreted in the urine
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