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What is meant by the bioavailability of a vitamin in food?
 
  a. The total amount available from plant and animal food
  b. The amount absorbed and subsequently used by the body
  c. The amount that escapes destruction from food processing
  d. The number of different chemical forms of the same vitamin
  e. The number of kcal that can be produced from the vitamin

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What is a precursor?
 
  a. A conditionally essential vitamin
  b. A sign or symptom of a clinical vitamin deficiency disorder
  c. A substance that is used to synthesize another compound
  d. A substance that is recycled through the liver and intestines
  e. A sign or symptom of a subclinical vitamin deficiency disorder


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


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Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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