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Diet
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100

What amino acid can the body make niacin from?

Tryptophan 

100

Which of the following supplements can limit manganese absorption

Calcium 

100

Which of the following is a B vitamin

  • Inositol
  • Carnitine
  • Vitamin B15
  • Pantothenic acid

Pantothenic acid

100

What may a lack of intrinsic factor lead to..

Pernicious anemia 

100

A substance that is used to synthesize another compound

precursor

200

Sam has recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure. His doctor recommended adopting the DASH diet plan. Along with including fruits, vegetables, and whole grans, which of the following should Sam remove from his diet?

  • Beef
  • Salmon
  • Almonds
  • Turkey
  • Beef
200
  • What are the known effects of raising animals on diets containing retinoid acid as the only source of vitamin A?
  • Blindness develops
200

What is the role of many of the B vitamins?

Coenzymes

200

In the body, water that resides between cells is known as what type of fluid?

Interstitial fluid

200

The Food and Drug Regulations mandate that all flours sold in Canada must contain which of the following?

  • Magnesium
  • Thiamine 
  • D-pantothenic acid
  • Vitamin B6

Thiamine

300

How much calcium would typically be absorbed by a normal adult with a calcium intake of 1000 mg?

300 mg

300

Which of the following is the reason why vitamin C supplements might be beneficial in treating the common cold?

They deactivate histamine

300

the primary excretory route for the water-soluble vitamins

kidneys

300

In response to the FIRST sign of dehydration…

  • The kidneys signal the retention of sodium
  • The hypothalamus triggers a thirst response 
  • Angiotensin II is activated
  • Renin accumulates in the blood stream

The hypothalamus triggers a thirst response

300

Vegetarians are at risk for developing a vitamin B12 deficiency why?

Vegetarian diets provide insufficient amounts of the vitamin 

400

Certain green leafy vegetables have very low calcium bioavailability due to the presence of which of the following substances?

Naturally occurring binders

400

How is vitamin E thought to play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease?

  • It slows oxidation of low-density lipoproteins 
400

A vitamin involved substantially in carrying hydrogen ions and electrons to the electron transport chain?

Riboflavin

400

Which organ plays an important role in acid-base balance?

kidneys

400

What is considered to be an insensible water loss?

  • Water lost through skin, lungs and GI tract 
500

Which of the following foods provides iron in the most absorbable form?

  • Rice
  • Spinach
  • Chicken
  • Orange juice

Chicken

500

What is a practice known to lead to formation of mineral deposits in the blood vessels and kidneys

  • Excessive intake of vitamin D
500

Your friend Jane just returned from the doctor who diagnosed her with a specific vitamin B toxicity. However, she doesn’t recall the name of the vitamin. Which of the following is the only possible culprit associated with toxicity symptoms?

Niacin

500

Selenium attaches to ____ to reduce the number of peroxides available to form free radicals

  • Glutathione peroxidase 
500

During the iron recycling process, which of the following introduces iron into the hemoglobin of red blood cells?

Bone Marrow