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What vitamin are you most likely lacking if you shun the sun?
A. Vitamin C
B. Vitamin D
C. Calcium
D. Vitamin E
 
You are most likely to get a wide variety of vitamins and nutrients in your diet by:
A. Drinking juice daily
B. Taking a daily multivitamin
C. Varying the color of your food intake from green leafy vegetables to orange carrots and red peppers
D. Both B and C
 
The Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, such as salmon and arctic char, are most likely to:
A. Improve heart health
B. Strengthen your hair and nails
C. Strengthen bones
D. None of the above
 
Folate is most essential for:
A. Men battling prostate cancer
B. Pregnant women
C. Post-menopausal women
D. Both B and C
 
Juice Smoothies should be consumed:
A. Daily to increase intake of vitamin C
B. Sparingly due to high sugar content
C. Once a week to avoid consuming too much vitamin C
D. None of the above
 
Which nutrients are antioxidants?
A. Vitamins C and E
B. The B vitamin family (B-6, B-12, folic acid, etc.)
C. Vitamins A and D
D. Minerals iron and zinc
 
What foods provide calcium?
A. Whole milk
B. Fat-free milk
C. Natural Cheese
D. All of the above
 
If elderly people took a multivitamin with minerals each day, how much could they reduce the total number of days they are sick from infectious disease?
A. By 10 percent
B. By one half
C. By 90 percent
D. Not at all
 
What are the basic four supplements?
A. Iron, calcium, vitamin C and magnesium
B. Vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin E
C. A multivitamin, extra vitamin C, extra vitamin E and calcium
D. Vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K and chromium
 
"Clearly, our bodies and brains can't function optimally without enough vitamins and minerals."

-- Bruce Ames, Ph.D.
UC Berkeley