Vitamins, Minerals and Water: The Water-Soluble Vitamins Quiz
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What is the main difference between vitamins and carbohydrates, fats, and proteins?

  • Vitamins yield usable energy when broken down, unlike carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
  • Vitamins are measured in grams, unlike carbohydrates, fats, and proteins which are measured in micrograms or milligrams.
  • Vitamins are individual units, not linked together like molecules of glucose or amino acids. (correct)
  • Vitamins do not assist the enzymes that release energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.

    • Why are vitamins similar to the energy-yielding nutrients?

  • Because they function the same way as carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
  • Because they are measured in grams just like the energy-yielding nutrients.
  • Because they yield usable energy when broken down.
  • Because they are vital to life and organic. (correct)

    • What determines the amount of vitamins available from foods?

  • The quantity provided by a food and the amount absorbed and used by the body. (correct)
  • The temperature at which the food is cooked.
  • The color of the food.
  • The type of food containing the vitamins.

    • How do vitamins differ from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in terms of function?

    <p>Vitamins do not yield usable energy when broken down; they assist the enzymes that release energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are the amounts of vitamins people ingest daily from foods measured?

    <p>In micrograms or milligrams</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of vitamins in relation to energy-yielding nutrients?

    <p>To assist the enzymes that release energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factors can affect the bioavailability of nutrients?

    <p>Efficiency of digestion and time of transit through the GI tract</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which B vitamin is part of the coenzyme TPP (thiamin pyrophosphate), assisting in energy metabolism?

    <p>Thiamin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs in dry beriberi?

    <p>Damage to the nervous system and muscle weakness in the arms and legs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can thiamin content in food be conserved during cooking?

    <p>Steaming and microwave heating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vitamin is involved in the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA?

    <p>Pantothenic acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What disease is caused by prolonged thiamin deficiency?

    <p>Beriberi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nutrient deficiency led to a disease called pellagra?

    <p>Niacin deficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is niacin equivalent to?

    <p>$1$ mg niacin or $60$ mg tryptophan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of folic acid (B9) in the body?

    <p>Playing other indispensable roles in metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of wet beriberi?

    <p>Damage to the cardiovascular system and edema</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cooking methods help conserve thiamin and other water-soluble vitamins?

    <p>Steaming and microwave heating</p> Signup and view all the answers

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