Vitamin B9 can be stored in large amounts, thus this form of nutritional deficiency is rare and usually does not develop until late in adulthood

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We start by restating the question and the answer choices to set the scene for analysis:
Question: Vitamin B9 can be stored in large amounts, thus this form of nutritional deficiency is rare and usually does not develop until late in adulthood
Answer options:
- The first statement is false, the second statement is true.
- Both statements are true
- The first statement is true, the second statement is false
- Both statements are false

Now, let's evaluate each option in turn, addressing each statement independently and then how the option fits.

Option A: The first statement is false, the second statement is true.
- The first statement says Vitamin B9 (folate) can be stored in large amounts. In reality, folate stores in the body are relatively limited, and deficiency can develop when intake is insufficient or when absorption is impaired. The phrase “stored in large amounts” overstates folate's storage capacity. This makes the assertion that the first statement is false plausible.
- The second statement claims the deficiency is rare and typically does not develop until late in adulthood. Folate deficiency is not particularly rare and can occur in various contexts (e.g., poor diet, alcoholism, malabsorption, pregnancy, infancy). It can arise at different life stages, not exclusively late adulthood. Therefore, this part is not reliably true. Overall, this option’s claim that the second statement is true is not well supported.

Option B: Both statements are true.
- Given the first statement is not accurate (folate is not stored in large amounts), this option is inconsistent with established physiology. If the first component is false, the option cannot be fully true. Therefore, this option is unlikely.

Option C: The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
- The first statement being true would require folate to be stored in large amounts, which contradicts known folate physiology. Since the premise is incorrect, this option is invalid.
- The second statement being false would align with the idea that deficiency can be common and not strictly late in adulthood, but because the first part is false, we cannot accept this overall pairing.

Option D: Both statements are false.
- This option asserts that both the claim about large folate stores and the claim about rarity and late adulthood deficiency are incorrect.
- Given folate stores are not large and deficiency can occur in various life stages (and under various conditions), the general assertion that the deficiency is rare and only late in life is indeed unsupported. Thus the second statement is also not accurate as a blanket description.

Putting it together, the option that aligns with the underlying facts is that both statements are incorrect: folate is not stored in large amounts, and folate deficiency is not rare or confined to late adulthood. The reasoning above shows why the other options fail by mischaracterizing folate storage or the epidemiology of deficiency.

Vitamin B9 can be stored in large amounts, thus this form of nutritional deficiency is rare and usually does not develop until late in adulthood

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