Fat Soluble
Water Soluble
Deficiencies
Toxicity
Diet/Food Sources
100
Vitamin D
What is fat soluble
100
Milk is usually fortified with this vitamin
What is Vitamin D
100
A deficiency of this MAJOR mineral causes osteoporosis
What is calcium
100
this mineral is critical for bones and teeth
What is calcium
100

This food is a good source of potassium

What are bananas

200
Folic Acid
What is water soluble
200
An excessively large amounts of vitamins
What is a megadose
200
A deficiency of vitamin C causes this
What is scurvy
200
This mineral forms the protein hemoglobin which carries oxygen in the blood
What is iron
200

The best way to get the different vitamins and minerals is to

Eat a variety of foods - eat a balanced diet

300
Vitamin E
What is Fat soluble
300
What does it mean if a food is fortified
When additional vitamins and minerals are added to foods that usually do not contain those vitamins/minerals
300
Symptoms of this deficiency include skin rashes, rough skin patches, diarrhea, and mental disorientation
What is Pellagra
300
A lack of iron can create this symptom
What is Anemia
300
What are the two major food pyramid categories that phytochemicals are found
What is fruits and vegetables
400
carried by lipoproteins and stored in the body until needed
What is fat soluble
400
Beta-carotene is a precursor to what vitamin
What is Vitamin A
400
What is the deficiency of thiamin that causes partial paralysis, weakness, mental confusion and death at times
What is Beriberi
400
Which is the trace mineral? Potassium, calcium, zinc , Magnesium
What is zinc
400
Vegetarians are often lack this vitamin because it is only found in animal products
What is Vitamin B12
500
Necessary for proper body function
What is water soluble AND fat soluble :) trick question!!
500
Why might it take months for a vitamin A deficiency to appear in the body?
Because Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin and it would take longer to be eliminated from the body
500
Pellagra is a deficiency of the vitamin niacin, what food souces contain niacin?
What is dry peas, peanutbutter, liver, chicken and/or fish
500
Name three major minerals
What is sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium
500
Why are dietary supplements not as efficient for replacing foods as a source of vitamins and minerals
The food contains vitamins and minerals that react with each other to increase benefits and you get more phytochemicals
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