Overdosing on Vitamins a and D Is More Likely Than

question 44

Multiple Choice

Overdosing on vitamins A and D is more likely than overdosing on vitamin C because

• A)vitamins A and D are fat soluble and thus can accumulate in body fat,where vitamin C is water soluble and the excess will be excreted in urine.
• B)vitamin C is fat soluble and thus can accumulate in body fat,where vitamins A and D are water soluble and the excess will be excreted in urine.
• C)vitamin C is biologically active as consumed in foods,but vitamins A and D must be converted into biologically active forms before utilization.
• D)vitamins A and D are biologically active as consumed in foods,but vitamin C must be converted into biologically active forms before utilization.
• E)vitamins A and D are needed in much larger doses than vitamin C.

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Definitions:

Quantity

The amount or number of a material or immaterial good that is considered as a unit or an aggregate.

Shut-down Point

The level of operation at which a company does not benefit from continuing operation and incurs losses by staying in business.

AVC

Average Variable Cost, which is the total variable costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced.

MC

MC, or Marginal Cost, is the cost of producing one additional unit of a product, crucial for understanding profit maximization in businesses.