Question

Continued consumption of a diet rich in butter, red meat and eggs for a long period may lead to

• A. Vitamin A toxicity
• B. Kidney stones
• C. Hypercholesterolemia
• D. Urine laden with ketone bodies

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Continued consumption of fat rich diet causes hypercholesterolemia. Hypercholesterolemia is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. High cholesterol raises your risk for heart disease, heart attack and stroke.

Kidney stones are solid mass made up of tiny crystals. There are different types of kidney stones. The exact cause depends on the type of stone like, calcium stones, uric acid stone etc.

Vitamin A toxicity or hypervitaminosis A is having too much of vitamin A in the body.

Ketonuria is condition in which ketone bodies are present in urine. Body produces excess ketone bodies as an alternate source of energy during starvation or diabetes mellitus (type 1).

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.