Vegetarians at Risk of Developing a Vitamin B₁₂ Deficiency for Which

question 47

Multiple Choice

Vegetarians at risk of developing a vitamin B₁₂ deficiency for which of the following reasons?

• A) Vegetarian diets inhibit absorption of the vitamin.
• B) Vegetarian diets provide insufficient amounts of the vitamin.
• C) The fibre content of vegetarian diets causes decreased storage by the liver.
• D) The fibre content of vegetarian diets causes increased excretion of the vitamin.

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