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Shelles

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The type of diabetes that may be prevented by maintaining a healthy weight and exercising regularly is type _____ diabetes mellitus.
 
  a. 1
  b. 2
  c. 3
  d. 4

Question 2

During a nutrition class, a group of individuals learn that vitamins can exist in more than one form and have more than one function. Which of the following vitamins exists in more than one form?
 
  A) Vitamin B12 B) Thiamin C) Riboflavin D) Vitamin A



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Answer to Question 1

B
Type 2 diabetes mellitus may be prevented by maintaining a healthy lifestyle and weight. Type 1 diabetes is caused by autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic cells that produce insulin and is not affected by lifestyle. Type 3 and type 4 diabetes mellitus do not exist.

Answer to Question 2

D
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In its preformed state, vitamin A exists as an alcohol (retinol), aldehyde (retinaldehyde), or acid (retinoic acid). The term vitamin A also includes provitamin A carotenoids.



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