Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a fat-soluble lipid vitamin?
24. Metabolism and Nutrition
Lipid Vitamins
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Lipid Vitamins
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a micronutrient?
- Multiple Choice
What is another name for Vitamin A?
- Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
b. High-density lipoproteins deliver cholesterol from the liver to peripheral tissues.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following substances is considered a provitamin?
- Open Question
Certain diet plans claim that a person may eat all the protein he or she wants, as protein is not stored by the body. Is this claim completely accurate? Explain.
- Open Question
Which of the following statements is false?
a. Fiber is a polysaccharide that is completely or partially indigestible by the human body.
b. A complete protein contains all the essential amino acids.
c. Saturated fats contain hydrogen atoms arranged on opposite sides of the carbon-carbon double bond.
d. Linoleic and linolenic acid are essential fatty acids.
- Open QuestionAmino acids are essential (and important) to the body for all the following excepta. production of some hormones,b. production of antibodies,c. formation of most structural materials,d. as a source of quick energy.
- Open QuestionList some factors that influence plasma cholesterol levels. Also list the sources and fates of cholesterol in the body.
- Multiple ChoiceMost vitamins __________.
- Open Question
How do fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins differ? Which vitamins are fat-soluble?
- Multiple ChoiceOne function of vitamin A is to __________.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich element below is considered a trace mineral?