Question

Many of the junk foods on the market today, doughnuts, burgers and pizza, have less nutrients than natural foods, which were dominant a decade or two ago. Many nutritionists claim that pizza and doughnuts give less nourishment than natural foods. A spokesman of a leading junk food Company-Pizza House-stated recently that an examination of grade-school students shows less nutritional deficiency than in their parents' time. Hence, junk foods are not as bad as made out to be. Which of the following, if true, would tend to strengthen the view of the spokesman?

• A. Grade school children reported eating no breakfast at all.
• B. Fewer junk foods were available to the parents.
• C. Adults claim to eat junk foods as well as natural foods.
• D. Both (b) and (c).
• E. Only (a) and (e).

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Fewer junk foods were available to the parents.

The argument made in the paragraph is that, compared to the parents’ time, nutritional deficiency is high in present day students. The spokesman for the food company begs to differ by pointing out that in a recent study, the deviation wasn’t as high as reported earlier. A follow up that strengthens the spokespersons claim will be either claim that the earlier study was improperly conducted, or the study conducted by them was good. in option(b), it is given that fewer junk food was available to parents and that im0plies, the result of the study the spokesperson is referencing has found out that, the difference in nutritional level is not as made it to be. Even if the deficiency was present, it is not because of the difference in junk food eating habits. Hence option (b) is the answer.