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Which of the following is a general cause of vitamin deficiency?
Which of the following is a general cause of vitamin deficiency?
- Excessive vitamin intake
- Malnutrition (correct)
- Consuming fortified foods
- Regular exercise
What do vitamers refer to?
What do vitamers refer to?
- Precursors of vitamins found in animal sources
- Different forms of one vitamin (correct)
- Inactive forms of vitamins found in plant sources
- Vitamins that yield energy when broken down
What are provitamins?
What are provitamins?
- Substances found in foods that are already in active form
- Inactive forms of vitamins found in animal sources
- Substances found in foods that yield energy when broken down
- Precursors of vitamins that are converted to active form inside the body (correct)
Which element is NOT mentioned as a component of all vitamins?
Which element is NOT mentioned as a component of all vitamins?
Which substance cannot be synthesized in plenty amounts in the body and has to be supplied in our diet?
Which substance cannot be synthesized in plenty amounts in the body and has to be supplied in our diet?
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Malnutrition
Malnutrition
A state where the body doesn't get enough of essential nutrients, often including vitamins.
Vitamers
Vitamers
Different chemical forms of a single vitamin that the body can use.
Provitamins
Provitamins
Substances that the body can convert into active vitamins.
What do vitamins contain?
What do vitamins contain?
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What are vitamins?
What are vitamins?
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