A deficiency in _____ causes Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

a. niacin
b. riboflavin
c. ascorbic acid
d. thiamin
e. folate


Answer: d. thiamin

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A. He should consider his findings as an observation and redesign the study to include a control group. B. He should prepare a research article for submission to a peer-reviewed nutrition journal. C. He should call a press conference and report his findings to the public, so they can avoid consuming excess iron. D. He should report his findings to other nutrition scientists, so they can repeat his study and confirm the results.

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Yesterday, Abigial consumed 50 ?g of natural food folate and 100 ?g of synthetic folate.  How many dietary folate equivalents (DFEs) did Abigail consume?

A. 340 DFE B. 150 DFE C. 220 DFE D. 300 DFE

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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