Megadoses of vitamins are consistently proven to be useful in preventing nutritional deficiencies and decreasing disease risk.

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Any claimed benefits for the use of vitamin supplements, especially intakes above the Upper Level (if set), should be viewed critically because many unproved claims are continually being made. For example, Vitamin A is thought to interfere with the absorption of vitamin K from the small intestine, whereas large doses of vitamin E can lead to a decrease in vitamin K-dependent clotting factors and increased bleeding tendency. In either case, megadose supplements of these vitamins increase the risk of vitamin K deficiency and bleeding, as noted in earlier discussions of the Upper Levels of the vitamins.

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Symptoms of impaired sense of taste and smell are sometimes caused by a deficiency of:

a. zinc. b. chromium. c. chlorine. d. magnesium.

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Plants make glucose from carbon dioxide and water.

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A device for measuring the amount of energy in a food is called a _____

a. scale b. bomb calorimeter c. energy chamber d. Calorie compartment

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A glucogenic amino acid is one that can be converted into glucose in the liver. As such, glucogenic amino acids can ultimately help to restore blood glucose levels.

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