Vitamins The Good And Bad

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1. Vitamins are classified as being either water soluble or fat soluble. Which of the following pairs are two of the four fat soluble vitamins? D and B-12 A and C A and K C and K

2. Which of these undesirable conditions is NOT caused by the ingestion of excessive doses of Vitamin A? Night blindness Painful joints Liver damage Enlarged spleen

3. 3. What disease is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)? Rickets Beriberi Scurvy Pellagra

4. What disease is caused by a deficiency of nicotinamide (niacin) in the diet? Rickets Pellagra Pernicious anemia Beriberi

5. What disease is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin B-1 (Thiamin) ? Beriberi Spina bifida Pellagra Severe anemia

6. What disease is characterized by deformities of the bones in children and is due to a lack of vitamin D in the diet? Osteomalacia Osteoporosis Osteogenesis imperfecta Rickets

7. Which vitamin, if taken before a woman's pregnancy or during the first week of pregnancy, significantly reduces spina bifida and other neural tube defects in the newborn infants? Answer: ((Two Words))

8. Which of the following is NOT a toxic effect caused by overdoses of Vitamin D? Calcification of blood vessels High Blood Pressure Increased bone density Damage to tendons and ligaments

9. Which of the following is not a B-complex vitamin? Tocopherol Riboflavin Cobalamin Pyridoxine

10. Which of the following is not a strong anti-oxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the blood stream? Beta-carotene Pyridoxine Vitamin C Selenium