Vitamins

QUESTIONS

1. What is a vitamin?
2. Why must vitamins be present in the diet?
3. State the fat-soluble vitamins.
4. State the water-soluble vitamins.
5. Why is a frequent intake of water-soluble vitamins essential?
6. Why is the risk of toxicity associated with excessive intake greater with fat-soluble than water-soluble vitamins?
7. What is vitamin A also known as, and in which foods is it found?
8. Why do cats require a pre-formed source of vitamin A?
9. List the functions of vitamin A.
10. In what species in hypovitaminosis A common?
11. When is hypervitominosis A most common?
12. List the signs of hypervitaminosis A.
13. List sources of vitamin D.
14. What are the main functions of vitamin D? (Please refer to Module 4 - Minerals for further information).
15. List sources of vitamin E.
16. What is the main function of vitamin E?
17. What sort of diet may give rise to vitamin E deficiency in cats leading to a painful inflammatory condition known as pansteatitis (yellow fat disease)?
18. List signs of vitamin E deficiency in dogs.
19. What is the main function of vitamin K?
20. Why is vitamin K deficiency unlikely?
21. Vitamin K is the antidote to which poison?
22. List sources of vitamin K.
23. What may give rise to vitamin B deficiency?
24. Why should cats not be fed raw fish?
25. What is vitamin C also known as?
26. Most mammals can synthesise vitamin C from glucose. Which species commonly seen in practice is the most notable exception?