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Vitamins and Minerals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True or False: Too much vitamin supplementation causes acidosis?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Your body only requires _____ total vitamins?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

13

d)

14

4.

______ vitamins are easily absorbed by the body, which means you won't store large amounts of it.

a)
Water Soluble
b)

Fat Soluble

5.

True or False: The kidneys are responsible to remove any excess fat-soluble vitamins that aren't needed?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

______ vitamins dissolve in fat and are stored in tissue, so the body has access to them as needed.

a)
Fat Soluble
b)

Water Soluble

7.

There are _____ types of fat-soluble vitamins?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3

8.

What are the fat-soluble vitamins?

a)

B, C, E, K

b)

A, D, C, B

c)

A, B, C, D

d)

A, D, E, K

9.

Is it easier to absorb Water-Soluble or Fat-Soluble vitamins?

a)

Water-Soluble

b)

Fat-Soluble

10.

True or False: Can you overdose on Vitamins?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What are the water-soluble vitamins?

a)

A, K, B, D

b)

A, C, B, E

c)

B and C

12.

What foods are the best source of Vitamin C?

a)

Green leafy vegetables

b)

Nuts and Seeds

c)

All fruits and vegetables

13.

_____ provide structure to bones and participate in muscle contraction, blood formation, protein building, energy production, and many other bodily processes.

a)

Vitamins

b)

Minerals

14.

There are __ minerals essential to human health.

a)

23

b)

33

c)

24

d)

22

15.

Minerals are divided into 2 categories ______ minerals and ______ minerals

a)

Major & Trace

b)

Big & Small

16.

True or False: Major minerals are present in the body in amounts greater than a teaspoon?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: Trace minerals can total less than a teaspoon?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: Your body can produce and make it's own minerals?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The three minerals that tend to be low in the average Western-world diet are:

a)

Zinc, copper, Iron

b)

Copper, Carbon, and Zinc

c)

Calcium, Iron, and Zinc

d)

Chlorine, Hydrogen, and Magnesium

20.

True or False: Physical and emotional stress can lead to mineral imbalances?

a)

True

b)

False