Cash Cab Vitamin Edition 2009
Get in the cab--the Cash Cab. . . See how well you can answer the following vitamin trivia questions!
- 1.Without the presence of this vitamin your blood would be unable to clot.
- A.
Vitamin D
- B.
Vitamin K
- C.
Niacin
- D.
Vitamin C
- 2.Vitamin D helps the body to absorb _______________________.
- A.
Calcium
- B.
Protein
- C.
Carbohydrates
- D.
Fat
- 3.This antioxdant vitamin promotes good vision, especially in low light situations.
- A.
Vitamin B12
- B.
Vitamin C
- C.
Vitamin D
- D.
Vitamin A
- 4.Vitamin E is important for the formation of ___________ and also helps the body make use of _________________.
- A.
Carbohydrates; protein
- B.
Red blood cells; vitamin K
- C.
Leukocytes; simple sugars
- D.
Fat cells; liver enzymes
- 5.What are water-soluble vitamins?
- A.
These vitamins are composed mostly of water.
- B.
These vitamins need to be consumed with at least 32-ounces of clear fluid to be processed.
- C.
These vitamins are readily stored by the body and can remain indefinitely.
- D.
Vitamins that don't get stored in your body. They travel through your bloodstream. Whatever the body doesn't use comes out when you urinate.
- 6.What is true about fat-soluble vitamins?
- A.
They are stored in the liver.
- B.
Vitamins A, D, E and K are included.
- C.
They wait around in body fat until your body needs them.
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 7.What is the best way to make sure you are getting all the vitamins your body requires?
- A.
Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet.
- B.
Weigh yourself daily.
- C.
Drink 8-12 glasses of water each day.
- D.
None of the above.
- 8.It is important for people who are taking warfarin (a blood-thinner) to consistently maintain their intake of this vitamin or foods containing this vitamin.
- A.
Thiamine
- B.
Vitamin C
- C.
Vitamin K
- D.
Vitamin D
- 9.Increasing exposure to sunlight will increase the level of this vitamin within the body.
- A.
Vitamin C
- B.
Vitamin D
- C.
Vitamin B12
- D.
Vitamin A
- 10.Vitamin C is important for the synthesis of this important structural component of blood vessels, tendons, ligaments and bone.
- A.
Polycytes
- B.
Carotene
- C.
Collagen
- D.
Hemoglobin
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