61.Which of the following disorders may result from vitamin E deficiency in people?

a.rickets

b.xerophthalmia

c.muscular dystrophy

d.erythrocyte hemolysis

62.Which one of the following fat malabsorption diseases is associated with vitamin E                                           deficiency?

a.Crohn’s disease

b.Whipple’s disease

c.cystic fibrosis

d.diabetes

63.Why are vitamin E deficiencies rarely observed in human beings?

a.The vitamin is not essential.

b.The vitamin is widespread in foods.

c.Most people take vitamin E supplements.

d.The vitamin can be synthesized by the body.

64.The current RDA for vitamin E is based on which form of tocopherol?

a.betaµg

b.gamma

c.delta

d.alpha

65.Which of the following conditions may improve with vitamin E therapy?

a.diabetes

b.pernicious anemia

c.muscular dystrophy

d.intermittent claudication

66.Which of the following is a property of the tocopherols?

a.easily destroyed by air and oxygen

b.act as precursors for the menaquinones

c.may dissolve from foods into cooking water

d.absorbed from the intestines into the portal circulation

67.Which one of the following diseases may respond to vitamin E treatment?

a.Parkinson’s disease

b.fibrocystic breast disease

c.periodontal disease

d.Lou Gehrig’s disease

68.Which factor should you multiply by to convert the number of tocopherol equivalents to alpha-tocopherol?

a.0.8

b.0.6

c.0.4

d.0.2

69.Which of the following are major sources of vitamin E in the diet?

a.meats

b.citrus fruits

c.vegetable oils

d.milk and dairy products

70.Which of the following contains the highest concentration of vitamin E?

a.butter

b.carrots

c.milk fat

d.wheat germ oil