1. All of the following are characteristics of vitamins except: a. They are orga

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1. All of the following are characteristics of vitamins except: a. They are organic b. they help promote growth and maintain health c. They contain 0 calories per gram d. They must be taken in supplement form to ensure adequacy 2. When you consume more than the RDA for most water-soluble vitamins, the excess is usually: a. Not absorbedexceted in the urine c. stored in the liver, bone and adipose tissue d. excreted in the breath 3. Excesses of fat-soluble vitamins are: Stored in the liver and in body fat Excreted in urine b. excreted in feces d. stored in muscle a. c. All of the following are ways to preserve vitamin content when storing, pteparing or cooking foods except: 4. a. Minimize cooking time c. Stir-fry or steam vegetables b. microwave vegetables d. refrigerate tomatoes in the vegetable drawer 5. Night blindness is the result of a deficiency of which vitamin? a. Niacin b. Vitamin C . Vitamin A d. Vitamin K 6. The main function of vitamin E in the body is to act as a(an): a. Free radical b. coenzyme,peroxide d. antioxidant

Explanation / Answer

Q1- ANSWER (C)- They contain 0 calaries per gram.

Explanation:- Because all of the options given above are the characteristics of the vitamins.

Q2- ANSWER (B)- Excreted in the urine.

Explanation:- Because when we are talking more amount of water soluble vitamins in our body sometimes it stores in the body but most cases through the urine it will go off.

Q3- Answer (A)- stored in the liver or body fatt.

Explanation:- Here when we are taking excessive fatt soluable vitamins normally vitamins stored adipose tissue in the body, whenever we don't need.

Q4- Answer (C)- stir-fry or steam vegetables

Explanation:- Because when we are drying and fliping and stirring the more amount of vitamins go off.

Q5-Answer(C)- vitamin A

Explanation:- When we are taking less amount of vitamin A content in the food it leads to malnutrition , so the defeciency of vitamin A is night blindness.

Q6 Answer (D)- Antioxidant.

Explanation:- Because vitamin E is an antioxidant.it will protect the body from the damaged tisue by the free radicals in the body.

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