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WorksheetsVitamins and Minerals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
True or False: Vitamin and mineral supplements --- even those with 100% of the recommended dietary allowances for vitamins and minerals --- cannot provide all the other nutrients that the body gets from a well balanced diet?
True
False
True or False: Too much vitamin supplementation causes acidosis?
True
False
Your body only requires _____ total vitamins?
10
15
13
14
______ vitamins are easily absorbed by the body, which means you won't store large amounts of it.
Fat Soluble
True or False: The kidneys are responsible to remove any excess fat-soluble vitamins that aren't needed?
True
False
______ vitamins dissolve in fat and are stored in tissue, so the body has access to them as needed.
Water Soluble
There are _____ types of fat-soluble vitamins?
4
5
2
3
What are the fat-soluble vitamins?
B, C, E, K
A, D, C, B
A, B, C, D
A, D, E, K
Is it easier to absorb Water-Soluble or Fat-Soluble vitamins?
Water-Soluble
Fat-Soluble
True or False: Can you overdose on Vitamins?
True
False
What are the water-soluble vitamins?
A, K, B, D
A, C, B, E
B and C
What foods are the best source of Vitamin C?
Green leafy vegetables
Nuts and Seeds
All fruits and vegetables
_____ provide structure to bones and participate in muscle contraction, blood formation, protein building, energy production, and many other bodily processes.
Vitamins
Minerals
There are __ minerals essential to human health.
23
33
24
22
Minerals are divided into 2 categories ______ minerals and ______ minerals
Major & Trace
Big & Small
True or False: Major minerals are present in the body in amounts greater than a teaspoon?
True
False
True or False: Trace minerals can total less than a teaspoon?
True
False
True or False: Your body can produce and make it's own minerals?
True
False
The three minerals that tend to be low in the average Western-world diet are:
Zinc, copper, Iron
Copper, Carbon, and Zinc
Calcium, Iron, and Zinc
Chlorine, Hydrogen, and Magnesium
True or False: Physical and emotional stress can lead to mineral imbalances?
True
False
