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7: Review
Write your answers using complete sentences when appropriate.
List the fat-soluble vitamins and explain the basic way in which they differ from water-soluble vitamins.
What are provitamin A carotenoids?
Why is vitamin D sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin”?
What is the main function of vitamin E?
What health consequence can occur in cases of severe vitamin K deficiency?
List four functions of vitamin C.
What deficiency disease is associated with thiamin?
What substance can the body convert into niacin?
What is folic acid and why is it important in the diets of pregnant women?
For which of the B vitamins are strict vegetarians at risk of deficiency?
Name and describe the calcium deficiency disease that afflicts millions of adults in the United States.
What problem can result from consuming a lot of soft drinks and not much milk?
What is the process controlled by sodium, potassium, and chloride whereby fluids flow in and out of cells through the cell walls?
Where is most of the body’s iron found?
What is the name for a visible enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by a deficiency of iodine?
List three functions of water in the body.
How should the Supplement Facts panel be used when choosing a dietary supplement?
What are phytonutrients?
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