Vitamins

• Which of the following foods contains the most calcium?


  One half cup sardines with bones
• One banana contains what percent of our recommended daily allowance for potassium?

  11 percent
• Which fat-soluble vitamin is manufactured by the body when exposed to DV light?


  Vitamin D
• Water-soluble vitamins must be consumed daily because


  Water-soluble vitamins are not normally stored in the body in any Significant amounts.
• Which B vitamin is especially important for anyone who may become

  pregnant?

  Folate
• Which mineral is important in the regulatio'n of metabolism and can be

  found in seafood, cod, cod-liver oil, halibut, oysters, and kelp.

  Iodine
• Which mineral is best known for its role as part of hemoglobin?

  Iron
• A deficiency of this fat-soluble vitamin may result in total blindness.

  Found in spinach, carrots, sweet potatoes, and cantaloupe, it is responsible for maintaining good colour vision and night vision.

  Vitamin A
• Which vitamin is well-known for it's important function in blood clotting,

  has now been found to play an important role in maintaining healthy

  bones.

  Vitamin K
• Which vitamin is essential in carbohydrate metabolism?

  Vitamin B-1
• Which vitamin is essential for cellular growth?


  Vitamin B-2
• Which vitamin prevents development of megaloblastic anemia?

  Folic Acid
• Which vitamin protects essential fatty acids in the body?


  Vitamin E
• Which vitamin is essential to night vision?


  Vitamin A
• Which vitamin helps your body use calcium and phosphorus?

  Vitamin D
• Which vitamin is important for the integrity of the nervous system?

  Vitamin B-6
• Which vitamin assures proper development of red blood cells?


  Vitamin B-12
• Which vitamin is essential. to sound bones and wound healing?


  Vitamin C
• Which vitamin is essential for tissue respiration?

  Vitamin B-3 (Niacin)
• Which vitamin play a central role in fatty acid synthesis?

  Biotin
• Which vitamin is involved in the intermediate metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats?


  Vitamin B 5 (Pantothenic Acid)
• Which vitamin can prevent neural tube birth defects?

  Folic Acid
• Which vitamin is one bf the most promising treatments for lowering

  cholesterol in the blood.

  Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
• Which vitamin helps blood clot?

  Vitamin K
• Which vitamins are water-soluble?


  Vitamin C and B complex
• Which vitamin can you get from taking a stroll on a sunny day?


  Answer: Vitamin D
• Which vitamin(s) may be helpful for people with Alzheimer's disease?


  Vitamins C and E
• Starches have a high-fat content and should be kept to a minimum in your diet.

  F
• Milk and milk products should not be consumed by adults.


  F
• The more protein in your diet is better.

  F
• Taking vitamin supplements will make up for missed meals.

  F
• Snacking is a bad habit.

  F
• It's okay to skip breakfast and make up for it with a large lunch.


  F
• Beans provide a good source of protein.


  T
• Poultry skin should be removed before cooking to eliminate the greatest

  percentage of fat.

  F
• Frozen vegetables have less nutritional value than fresh.


  F
• The average, healthy person needs vitamin supplements.

  F
• We get vitamin D only from foods.

  F
• Cooking vegetables in small amounts of water helps limit the amounts of water-soluble vitamins lost.

  T
• Folate is a very important vitamin, especially for girls and women who are pregnant or of child-bearing age.

  T