Patients Older Than Age 70 Are Encouraged to Choose Fortified

Multiple Choice

Patients older than age 70 are encouraged to choose fortified sources of vitamin B₁₂ because the synthetic form is better absorbed than naturally occurring vitamin B₁₂ in foods.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are not related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is not correct.
D) The statement is not correct, but the reason is correct.
E) Neither the statement nor the reason is correct.