The nurse is teaching a nutrition class to a group of nursing students. The nurse asks, "Which vitamin cannot be stored in large amounts in the body and requires frequent ingestion for replacement?"
The students would be correct to respond vitamin
a. A.
b. B.
c. D.
d. E.
ANS: B
Minimal storage of the B vitamins occurs in the body, therefore frequent ingestion is needed to replenish them.
Vitamins A, D, and E are fat soluble and are stored in the body.
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