Vitamins

Vitamins are organic substances found in small quantity in a variety of foods.

• True

• False

The general functions of vitamins include the following except ____________.

• Protect the body against diseases

• Essential for normal health and growth

• Regulate the many processes in the body

• Remove waste materials from the body

Fat-soluble vitamins are able to dissolve in__________

Which of the following are fat-soluble vitamins?

• Vitamins A and B

• Vitamins E and C

• Vitamins A and D

• Vitamins A and C

The deficiency disease associated with the lack of Vitamin A is known as __________.

• Beri-beri

• Rickets

• Scurvy

• Night blindness

Which of the following are food sources of Vitamin A?

• Tomato

• Carrots

• Liver

• Fish

The deficiency disease associated with a lack of Vitamin D is ___________.

• Scurvy

• Rickets in children

• Beri-beri

• Night blindness

Which of the following are water-soluble vitamins?

• Vitamin A and C

• Vitamin B-group and D

• Vitamin B-group and C

• Vitamin D and E

Water-soluble vitamins are able to dissolve in_________ .

To help your body fight infections, you will need to take vitamin _________.