Vitamins

What is the main role of vitamin C in the body?

• Helps form new cells and reduces the risk of birth defects if taken by a pregnant woman

• Helps protect against illness and heal wounds

• Helps the body use calcium

• Helps with blood clotting

• Helps with vision at night and production of white blood cells

On average, how many calories per gram do vitamins provide to the body?

• 2,000

• 4

• 0

• 9

• 12

What are vitamins used for in the body?

• A quick useful source of energy

• Help to regulate body processes

• Act as stored energy for the body

• All of the above

• Both A and B are correct

What is the main role of vitamin D in the body?

• Helps form new cells and reduces the risk of birth defects if taken by a pregnant woman

• Helps protect against illness and heal wounds

• Helps the body use calcium

• Helps with blood clotting

• Helps with vision at night and production of white blood cells

What is the main role of folic acid in the body?

• Helps form new cells and reduces the risk of birth defects if taken by a pregnant woman

• Helps protect against illness and heal wounds

• Helps the body use calcium

• Helps with blood clotting

• Helps with vision at night and production of white blood cells

Where can people get Vitamin D?

• Sweet potatoes, Carrots, & Spinnach

• Spinach, broccoli, kale, & brusel sprouts

• Oranges, strawberries, grapefruit

• Eggs, Cheese, Sunlight

• Beef, nuts, enriched cereal, liver

What are some dangers of consuming too many vitamins?

• It can cause a buildup of plaque in the arteries

• They can become toxic and lead to problems with body functioning

• Nothing really happens with too many vitamins consumed

• It can cause weight gain

• Both A and D are the dangers of consuming too many vitamins

What is the main difference between the subgroups of vitamins?

• There aren't any subgroups of vitamins

• One sub group needs to be replaced every day because they are dissolved in water and the other can be stored in fat in the body

• One sub group provides enough nourishment for the body while the other can cause problems if consumed

• Both of the subgroups need to be consumed on a daily basis because they cannot be stored in the body

• Once group provides a quick burst of energy and the other provides long term energy

What does the term enrichment mean in terms of nutrition?

• The body has taken in too many vitamins and it causes a shutdown of body processes

• Certain vitamins are added to foods when they are not naturally present

• A lack of most vitamins in the body which causes it to not function properly

• It is when more vitamins are added to foods because to improve nutritional value or replace what was lost during processing

• None of the above refer to fortification

What foods are high in Vitamin A?

• Sweet potatoes, Carrots, & Spinnach

• Spinach, broccoli, kale, & brusel sprouts

• Oranges, strawberries, grapefruit

• Eggs, Cheese, Sunlight

• Beef, nuts, enriched cereal, liver