Vitamins: Why, how and how many?
The first thing that usually comes to mind when people hear the word “vitamins” are the small and colorful pills that come in a container, to be taken with or after a meal. Why? Because grandma said so – and grandma is always right!
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Select all the correct answers: What is true about vitamins?
Vitamins are organic compounds.
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Vitamins are found only in fruit and vegetables.
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Vitamins are needed by our body in small amounts.
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Vitamins are broken down in our digestive system.
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Select the correct answer: Vitamins are produced:
By plants, animals, and fungi
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By plants, bacteria, and fungi.
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Only by bacteria.
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Only by animals.
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Only by fungi.
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Only by plants .
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Select the correct answer: The solubility of vitamins in oil or water affects:
How they are stored in the body.
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Their transfer from the digestive system into our blood.
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How they are carried in blood plasma.
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How they depart from the body.
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Connect the vitamin with its use:
Select the correct answer: A surplus of vitamins in the body is harmless.
True
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False
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The B vitamin complex includes eight vitamins which are each different in their structure and role. In 2003, the ‘Remedia scandal’ hit Israeli headlines, when it was discovered that the company had marketed a new plant-based baby formula which did not contain Vitamin B1. Babies consuming this formula exclusively developed a number of severe nervous system developmental disorders, and five babies even died.
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All about Vitamins – An interactive video
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In this video, students will learn about the various vitamins: What are vitamins, types and purposes of the various vitamin groups, how they are absorbed into our system, whether they can be stored in the body, and what are the health ramifications of vitamin deficiency or surplus. The video contains four multiple choice questions, and additional “Did you know?” material. This is an enrichment video.
Vitamins, coenzymes, bloodstream, solubility, blood clots, metabolism, organic compound, diseases, blood circulation, blood plasma, intestine, stomach, proteins, kidneys, Energy
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