Which of the Following Statements Describes a Connection Between Nutrition

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes a connection between nutrition and cataract formation? 

• A) Obese and lean people have the same risk for cataracts. 
• B) Adequate intakes of vitamin K and folate seem to delay the onset of cataract formation. 
• C) Nutrition seems to play little, if any, role in the onset of cataracts. 
• D) Vitamin C supplements in doses of 1,000 mg for several years appear to raise the risk for cataracts. 
• E) Antioxidant supplements appear to prevent cataracts.

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Definitions:

Water

A transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms.

Ribulose Bisphosphate (RuBP)

A five-carbon sugar involved in the carbon fixation process of photosynthesis, acting as a substrate for the enzyme RuBisCO.

Rubisco

An enzyme involved in the first major step of carbon fixation in the process of photosynthesis, catalyzing the reaction between carbon dioxide and ribulose bisphosphate.