Which of the Following Statements Regarding Vitamin a Is FALSE

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding vitamin A is FALSE?

• A) Protein and zinc status are important for healthy vitamin A status.
• B) Beta-carotene is the most potent vitamin A precursor.
• C) Pepsin is necessary to release the vitamin A from protein-based sources.
• D) Worldwide, vitamin A deficiency is rare.

---

Definitions:

Mound-Shaped Distribution

A data distribution that is symmetric and bell-shaped, often resembling the normal distribution but not necessarily having its mathematical properties.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability within a set of numerical data, indicating how spread out the values are from the mean.

Tchebysheff's Theorem

A statistical rule stating that for any dataset, regardless of distribution, a certain minimum percentage of values must lie within a specified number of standard deviations from the mean.

Population Mean

A calculation of the central value among all data points in a population.