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35. According to a panel of health officials, there has been a great deal of confusion in the medical profession about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to health.
(A) about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to
(B) with respect to obesity being a biological disorder posing serious health risks or if it is related more to appearance than
(C) over whether or not obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition more related to appearance than to
(D) about obesity and if it is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition related to appearance more than to
(E) concerning whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition related to appearance more than

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A seems fine...

B. "Or if it is..". Ha?
C. "Or it is.." Nope.
D. We're looking for confusion between two things.
E. "concerning whether" ?

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(A) is correct. Whether is for comparison and "If" is always for a condition.

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On the GMAT, whether will (almost) always beat if

Incorrect: Her client didnâ€™t tell her if he had sent his payment yet.
Correct: Her client didnâ€™t tell her whether he had sent his payment yet.

Whether 'or not' is redundant.
Just stick to whether.
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A is best because whether X or Y is correct format. B does not look correct because it does not convey the intended meaning. Whether or not in C can be replaced by the format in A. In D, If should be conditional preceding some effect. Nothing like that can be related. In E, concerning coupled with noun would have been OK. Whether is between does not go along.

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