Sacramento City College NUTRI 300 Chapter 9 1)Describe two differences between fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins

2. What are the main roles of vitamin A in the body? What is an early sign of vitamin A deficiency?

3. What is vitamin D’s nickname? Why? Why is vitamin D also considered a hormone?

4. What is vitamin E’s primary function and what are the best sources of vitamin E?

5. What is the best-known function of vitamin K?

6. Which two fat-soluble vitamins potentially are the most toxic? Which two are the least toxic?

7. List the nine water-soluble vitamins and one main function for each.

8. Name the diseases and/or characteristic symptoms of deficiencies of each water-soluble vitamin.

9. List the water-soluble vitamins demonstrated to be toxic in large doses. What signs indicate toxic levels of each vitamin?

Spotlight on Alcohol

1. How much alcohol is in beer, wine, and liquor?

2. List the ways food helps to delay or avoid inebriation.

3. Where does alcohol metabolism take place?

4. What causes a hangover? Is there any way to relieve one?

5. List some factors that affect our ability to metabolize alcohol.

6. Why do health care professionals advise pregnant woman not to drink alcohol?

7. List the positive and negative effects of alcohol.