Strict Vegetarians Are at Risk of Developing a Vitamin B₁₂

question 9

Multiple Choice

Strict vegetarians are at risk of developing a vitamin B₁₂ deficiency because ____.

• A) specific foods in their diet inhibit the absorption of vitamin B₁₂
• B) their diet causes increased excretion of the vitamin
• C) only animal foods contain sufficient amounts of the vitamin
• D) their diet increases the rate of use of the vitamin by their bodies
• E) vitamin B₁₂ is unavailable in fortified foods