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Which of the following best describes vitamins?
Which of the following best describes vitamins?
- Chemicals found in large amounts in specific foods
- Substances that can be synthesized by the body in sufficient quantities
- Nutrients that do not play a role in maintaining good health
- Organic components in food that are needed in very small amounts (correct)
What happens when water soluble vitamins are consumed in excess?
What happens when water soluble vitamins are consumed in excess?
- They are converted into fat soluble vitamins
- They become part of tissue structures
- They are stored in adipose tissue and the liver
- Their excess is excreted with urine (correct)
What distinguishes vitamins from other organic foodstuffs?
What distinguishes vitamins from other organic foodstuffs?
- They provide energy through degradation (correct)
- They can be synthesized by the body
- They are not essential for normal physiologic function
- They enter into tissue structures
Why are vitamins required in small quantities in the diet?
Why are vitamins required in small quantities in the diet?
What is the general characteristic of water soluble vitamins?
What is the general characteristic of water soluble vitamins?
Which of the following best describes the general characteristics of vitamins?
Which of the following best describes the general characteristics of vitamins?
What distinguishes vitamins from other organic foodstuffs?
What distinguishes vitamins from other organic foodstuffs?
Why are water soluble vitamins unable to be stored in human tissues?
Why are water soluble vitamins unable to be stored in human tissues?
What happens to fat soluble vitamins when consumed in significant amounts?
What happens to fat soluble vitamins when consumed in significant amounts?
Which statement about synthetic vitamins is accurate?
Which statement about synthetic vitamins is accurate?
Which of the following best describes the general characteristics of vitamins?
Which of the following best describes the general characteristics of vitamins?
What is the main difference between vitamins and other organic foodstuffs?
What is the main difference between vitamins and other organic foodstuffs?
Why are water soluble vitamins unable to be stored in human tissues?
Why are water soluble vitamins unable to be stored in human tissues?
What happens to fat soluble vitamins when consumed in significant amounts?
What happens to fat soluble vitamins when consumed in significant amounts?
Which statement about synthetic vitamins is accurate?
Which statement about synthetic vitamins is accurate?
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