Ans: Do not take with blood thinner medications (warfarin)
10). Vitamin k benefits
Ans: Blood clotting, blood calcium regulation, and bone development
11). Who is susceptible to vitamin k deficiency?
Ans: People with severe malabsorption disorders such as Crohn's disease or who
receive chronic treatment with antibiotics
12). Vitamin k foods
Ans: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, liver, and leafy greens.
13). Vitamin d deficiency diseases
Ans: rickets and growth retardation in children and osteomalacia in adults
14). Vitamin d foods
Ans: egg yolk, fatty fish, liver, sunlight
15). Vitamin d deficiency symptoms
Ans: Frequent illness, fatigue, bone pain, impaired wound healing, bone loss, hair loss,
muscle pain
16). Vitamin d benefits
Ans: strengthens and helps form bones and teeth via calcium and phosphorus. Helps
with immune function, neuromuscular function, cell function (proliferation,
differentiation, and apoptosis)
17). Critical function of vitamin d
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, Ans: Cell homeostasis
18). Phosphorus benefits
Ans: Used in all cell function - more than any other mineral
Bone and tooth formation
Energy metabolism
Acid base balance
19). Phosphorus deficiency
Ans: Rare - weakness, loss of appetite, fatigue, pain, and bone loss over time.
The only evidence of deficiency is in people who consume large amounts of antacids
consistently that contain aluminum hydroxide.
Ans: A substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin
23). What is a vitamin?
Ans: A compound which an organism requires, but is unable to synthesize in sufficient
quantities, so must obtain through its diet.
24). What is an organic compound?
Ans: A compound that contains carbon
Vitamins are organic compounds that are needed in small quantities
25). Vitamin e benefits
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, Ans: Antioxidant, helps stabilize cell membranes
Immune function
Reproduction
26). Vitamin e deficiency
Ans: hemolytic anemia in premature infants
RBC membrane are susceptible to oxidation and destruction - leading to hemolytic
anemia
Rare
Disruption of synthesis of myelin covering spinal cord fibers (physical activity) and retina
of eye (vision)
Ans: Antioxidant
cofactor of enzymes
Metabolic and immunologic activities
Helps make new cells
Collagen synthesis for new tissue
29). Vitamin c deficiency
Ans: Scurvy, tissue bleeding, susceptible to bone fracture, poor wound healing,
bleeding gums, and tooth loss
30). Vitamin c foods
Ans: Citrus fruits, bell peppers, kiwis, berries, broccoli, tomato juice, green and yellow
vegetables, spinach
31). Critical function of vitamin c
Ans: Antioxidant
32). What is a micronutrient?
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