Vitamin D Facts #2
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A quiz helping to inform the public about important facts about Vitamin D. A certificate is issued at the completion of the quiz.
- 1.What level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D has been proven to have more bone density that lower levels?
- A.
20 nanograms
- B.
32 nanograms
- C.
40 nanograms
- D.
80 nanograms
- E.
150 nanograms
- 2.What level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D has been show to be associated with a lower rate of breast cancer than lower levels?
- A.
52 nanograms
- B.
200 nanograms
- C.
75 nanograms
- D.
150 nanograms
- E.
32 nanograms
- 3.What percentage of people with MS (multiple sclerosis) benefit by correcting vitamin D deficiency?
- A.
0%
- B.
35%
- C.
65%
- D.
85%
- E.
100%
- 4.Vitamin D alone has been shown to have anti-tumor activity against which of the following cancers?
- A.
Thyroid
- B.
Breast
- C.
Prostate
- D.
A and B
- E.
A, B, and C
- 5.Vitamin D prevent hyperproliferation (increased multiplication) of a wide variety of cells. What classes of illnesses have been shown to have very low levels of vitamin D, which contributes to the etiology of the illness?
- A.
A wide variety of cancers
- B.
A wide variety of autoimmune diseases (Multiple sclerosis, type I diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus)
- C.
Tuberculosis
- D.
Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
- E.
All of the above
- 6.How does vitamin D have an effect on resistance against infectious diseases?
- A.
It doesn't
- B.
It causes the body to produce natural antibodies that have activity against bacteria, the atypical bacteria of tuberculosis, viruses including various influenza viruses, and fungae
- 7.At least 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D. These women with the lowest levels have the most aggressive course of the cancer if their vitamin D level is not treated and corrected. .
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.At least 80% of men diagnosed with prostate cancer have low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Over 2 decades ago, Vitamin D was given to newly diagnosed patients who hadn't received any other treatment. What effect did this have on the PSA (the blood test for prostate cancer)?
- A.
No effect
- B.
It lowered it
- C.
It raised it
- 9.How long does it take to lower the incidence in falls and fractures in a population of people over 70 years of age by giving them major doses of vitamin D?
- A.
It's never been shown that Vitamin D lowers falls or fractures
- B.
1 day
- C.
3 to 6 months
- D.
1 years
- E.
10 years
- 10.Why doesn't everyone follow the recommendation to get a 25-hydroxyvitamin D level?
- A.
The message about vitamin D sounds too good to be true
- B.
Although more doctors are leaning about vitamin D, many still don't know the basic facts
- C.
25-hydroxyvitamin D is not done in routine blood tests
- D.
Vitamin D is so inexpensive, no company has a motive to publicize it
- E.
All of the above
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