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Wed, Aug-15-07, 11:14
The Essentials
The Providence Journal
08-15-07
HEALTH
Can you pass D quiz?
Shedding light on a crucial vitamin
Vitamin D is often known as the sunshine vitamin. Do you know why? Here's a true-or-false quiz to find out how much you know about vitamin D and why it is an important part of a well-balanced diet.
1. The main function of vitamin D is to keep bones and teeth healthy.
2. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium.
3. Exposing the body to sunlight causes it to produce vitamin D.
4. Fish and fish oils are among the few foods that contain significant amounts of vitamin D.
5. When the body lacks sufficient vitamin D, it can develop rickets.
6. It is not possible to get too much vitamin D.
7. A recent study shows that people who get enough vitamin D are about 60 percent less likely to develop certain cancers.
8. People who get enough vitamin D have fewer problems with rheumatoid arthritis.
Source: Vegetarian Times magazine, July/August 2007
Answers: 1. True; 2. True; 3. True; 4. True; 5. True; 6. False; 7. True; 8. True
From wire reports
http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=5727&Section=VITAMINS
The Providence Journal
08-15-07
HEALTH
Can you pass D quiz?
Shedding light on a crucial vitamin
Vitamin D is often known as the sunshine vitamin. Do you know why? Here's a true-or-false quiz to find out how much you know about vitamin D and why it is an important part of a well-balanced diet.
1. The main function of vitamin D is to keep bones and teeth healthy.
2. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium.
3. Exposing the body to sunlight causes it to produce vitamin D.
4. Fish and fish oils are among the few foods that contain significant amounts of vitamin D.
5. When the body lacks sufficient vitamin D, it can develop rickets.
6. It is not possible to get too much vitamin D.
7. A recent study shows that people who get enough vitamin D are about 60 percent less likely to develop certain cancers.
8. People who get enough vitamin D have fewer problems with rheumatoid arthritis.
Source: Vegetarian Times magazine, July/August 2007
Answers: 1. True; 2. True; 3. True; 4. True; 5. True; 6. False; 7. True; 8. True
From wire reports
http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=5727&Section=VITAMINS