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Frequently, people who diet to lose weight become trapped in a vicious cycle. When those people diet, they not only lose weight, but their bodies become used to fewer calories and become accustomed to functioning at that lower rate of caloric intake. As a result, when they stop dieting and go back to eating amounts of food that would have just maintained their weight in the days before the diet, they take in far more calories than they need. Those excess calories produce excess weight.
The passage above best supports which one of the following conclusions about people who diet to lose weight?
(A) They are bound to end up weighing more than when they started dieting.
(B) They should not diet if they desire to maintain their reduced weight.
(C) They must not go back to eating pre-diel amounts of food if they are to maintain their weight at the reduced level resulting from dieting.
(D) They will have to eat even less than the amount of food allowed by their diets if they are to avoid gaining weight after they stop dieting.
(E) They never can go back to their pre-diet caloric intake without regaining all of the weight lost by dieting.
The passage above best supports which one of the following conclusions about people who diet to lose weight?
(A) They are bound to end up weighing more than when they started dieting.
(B) They should not diet if they desire to maintain their reduced weight.
(C) They must not go back to eating pre-diel amounts of food if they are to maintain their weight at the reduced level resulting from dieting.
(D) They will have to eat even less than the amount of food allowed by their diets if they are to avoid gaining weight after they stop dieting.
(E) They never can go back to their pre-diet caloric intake without regaining all of the weight lost by dieting.
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Frequently, people who diet to lose weight become trapped in a vicious cycle. When those people diet, they not only lose weight, but their bodies become used to fewer calories and become accustomed to functioning at that lower rate of caloric intake. As a result, when they stop dieting and go back to eating amounts of food that would have just maintained their weight in the days before the diet, they take in far more calories than they need. Those excess calories produce excess weight.
The passage above best supports which one of the following conclusions about people who diet to lose weight?
The passage says dieting reduces both weight and the body’s needed calorie intake. So after dieting, the amount of food that used to maintain the person’s old weight may now be too much and may cause weight gain. The key idea is that after dieting, a person cannot simply return to the same pre-diet intake and expect to maintain the lower weight.
(A) They are bound to end up weighing more than when they started dieting.
Too strong. The passage says they may gain excess weight if they return to pre-diet eating amounts, but it does not say they must end up heavier than before.
(B) They should not diet if they desire to maintain their reduced weight.
Not supported. The passage does not say dieting should be avoided; it says post-diet eating must be adjusted.
(C) They must not go back to eating pre-diet amounts of food if they are to maintain their weight at the reduced level resulting from dieting.
This is correct. The passage says that after dieting, the body needs fewer calories, so returning to pre-diet food amounts would create excess calories and weight gain.
(D) They will have to eat even less than the amount of food allowed by their diets if they are to avoid gaining weight after they stop dieting.
Too strong. They may need to eat less than their pre-diet intake, but not necessarily less than the amount allowed during the diet.
(E) They never can go back to their pre-diet caloric intake without regaining all of the weight lost by dieting.
Too strong. The passage says excess calories produce excess weight, but it does not say they will regain all the lost weight.
Answer: (C)
The passage above best supports which one of the following conclusions about people who diet to lose weight?
The passage says dieting reduces both weight and the body’s needed calorie intake. So after dieting, the amount of food that used to maintain the person’s old weight may now be too much and may cause weight gain. The key idea is that after dieting, a person cannot simply return to the same pre-diet intake and expect to maintain the lower weight.
(A) They are bound to end up weighing more than when they started dieting.
Too strong. The passage says they may gain excess weight if they return to pre-diet eating amounts, but it does not say they must end up heavier than before.
(B) They should not diet if they desire to maintain their reduced weight.
Not supported. The passage does not say dieting should be avoided; it says post-diet eating must be adjusted.
(C) They must not go back to eating pre-diet amounts of food if they are to maintain their weight at the reduced level resulting from dieting.
This is correct. The passage says that after dieting, the body needs fewer calories, so returning to pre-diet food amounts would create excess calories and weight gain.
(D) They will have to eat even less than the amount of food allowed by their diets if they are to avoid gaining weight after they stop dieting.
Too strong. They may need to eat less than their pre-diet intake, but not necessarily less than the amount allowed during the diet.
(E) They never can go back to their pre-diet caloric intake without regaining all of the weight lost by dieting.
Too strong. The passage says excess calories produce excess weight, but it does not say they will regain all the lost weight.
Answer: (C)
07 Jun 2026, 00:28
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The passage above best supports which one of the following conclusions about people who diet to lose weight?
(A) They are bound to end up weighing more than when they started dieting. - (A) might be tempting, because the stimulus says that dieters lose weight while dieting but also gain weight when they stop dieting. However, we don't know how those amounts compare; the stimulus doesn't actually support (A)'s claim that dieters regain more weight than they lost.
(B) They should not diet if they desire to maintain their reduced weight. - (B) just doesn't make much sense: how are people reducing their weight to begin with if they're not dieting? Maybe there are other ways, but the stimulus only discusses dieting. If someone reduces their weight another way, we don't know anything about how they should or shouldn't maintain it.
(C) They must not go back to eating pre-diet amounts of food if they are to maintain their weight at the reduced level resulting from dieting. - According to the stimulus, dieters lose weight while dieting but also gain weight when they stop dieting. That makes it a logical inference that if dieters want to maintain their post-diet weight, they shouldn't stop dieting. In other words, (C) is strongly supported.
(D) They will have to eat even less than the amount of food allowed by their diets if they are to avoid gaining weight after they stop dieting. - (D) is a strictly worse version of (C). Comparing the two, we see (D) makes a stronger claim that goes beyond what is supported: that dieters have to even further reduce their food intake to maintain a reduced weight. This is why (D) is not supported, while (C) is.
(E) They never can go back to their pre-diet caloric intake without regaining all of the weight lost by dieting. - Like (A), (E) relies on information we don't have about how much weight dieters gain when they stop dieting. Yes, we know that dieters gain weight when returning to their pre-diet caloric intake, but we don't know how much. It's not supported to say it's equal to the amount lost by dieting.
(A) They are bound to end up weighing more than when they started dieting. - (A) might be tempting, because the stimulus says that dieters lose weight while dieting but also gain weight when they stop dieting. However, we don't know how those amounts compare; the stimulus doesn't actually support (A)'s claim that dieters regain more weight than they lost.
(B) They should not diet if they desire to maintain their reduced weight. - (B) just doesn't make much sense: how are people reducing their weight to begin with if they're not dieting? Maybe there are other ways, but the stimulus only discusses dieting. If someone reduces their weight another way, we don't know anything about how they should or shouldn't maintain it.
(C) They must not go back to eating pre-diet amounts of food if they are to maintain their weight at the reduced level resulting from dieting. - According to the stimulus, dieters lose weight while dieting but also gain weight when they stop dieting. That makes it a logical inference that if dieters want to maintain their post-diet weight, they shouldn't stop dieting. In other words, (C) is strongly supported.
(D) They will have to eat even less than the amount of food allowed by their diets if they are to avoid gaining weight after they stop dieting. - (D) is a strictly worse version of (C). Comparing the two, we see (D) makes a stronger claim that goes beyond what is supported: that dieters have to even further reduce their food intake to maintain a reduced weight. This is why (D) is not supported, while (C) is.
(E) They never can go back to their pre-diet caloric intake without regaining all of the weight lost by dieting. - Like (A), (E) relies on information we don't have about how much weight dieters gain when they stop dieting. Yes, we know that dieters gain weight when returning to their pre-diet caloric intake, but we don't know how much. It's not supported to say it's equal to the amount lost by dieting.
08 Jun 2026, 10:08
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OE for reference:
Overview:
The passage gives an account of a vicious cycle that confronts dieters. Notice that this vicious cycle only occurs when people come to the end of their weight-loss diet and then go back to "eating amounts of food that would have just maintained their weight in the days before the diet." It is that practice of going back to eating as much as before that sets the vicious cycle in motion and then perpetuates it.
The Correct Answer:
C People who have lost weight through dieting do not need as many calories to maintain their new weight as they needed to maintain their pre-diet weight. So as the passage explains, if they return to their pre-diet caloric intake, they will be consuming excess calories, which will cause them to gain weight. Thus, if such people are to maintain the reduced weight they have achieved through dieting, they must not go back to eating as much as they did before the diet.
The Incorrect Answer Choices:
A The passage does not support (A) even for people who, having dieted, go back to eating as much as before. Clearly, those people will regain weight. But the passage does not go into enough detail to let us calculate how much they will gain, so we cannot conclude that they will end up weighing more than they did when they started dieting. Also, the term "Frequently" in the first sentence suggests that not everyone who diets to lose weight gets trapped in the vicious cycle.
B The passage says that after successfully dieting, people use up fewer calories. So if people wish to maintain their reduced weight, they need to maintain a reduced caloric intake. That is, once people have achieved the desired weight loss, they need to settle on a maintenance diet to keep their weight at the new level. So, contrary to (B), the passage does not support the conclusion that people should not diet if they want to maintain their reduced weight.
D As the discussion of the correct answer shows, we can conclude from the passage that people who lost weight by dieting will have to eat less than pre-diet amounts of food if they are to avoid gaining weight after they stop dieting. How much they can eat without gaining weight is not examined in any detail. It is consistent with what the passage says that a weight-maintenance diet following weight loss might allow larger amounts of food than the weight-loss diet itself. Thus the passage provides no support for (D).
E The passage supports the view that people who lose weight by dieting and who then go back to their pre-diet caloric intake will gain some weight. However, the passage does not provide any information about how much weight they will gain back. It is perfectly consistent with the passage that they will gain back some but not all of the weight they lost. So (E) is not strongly supported by the passage.
Overview:
The passage gives an account of a vicious cycle that confronts dieters. Notice that this vicious cycle only occurs when people come to the end of their weight-loss diet and then go back to "eating amounts of food that would have just maintained their weight in the days before the diet." It is that practice of going back to eating as much as before that sets the vicious cycle in motion and then perpetuates it.
The Correct Answer:
C People who have lost weight through dieting do not need as many calories to maintain their new weight as they needed to maintain their pre-diet weight. So as the passage explains, if they return to their pre-diet caloric intake, they will be consuming excess calories, which will cause them to gain weight. Thus, if such people are to maintain the reduced weight they have achieved through dieting, they must not go back to eating as much as they did before the diet.
The Incorrect Answer Choices:
A The passage does not support (A) even for people who, having dieted, go back to eating as much as before. Clearly, those people will regain weight. But the passage does not go into enough detail to let us calculate how much they will gain, so we cannot conclude that they will end up weighing more than they did when they started dieting. Also, the term "Frequently" in the first sentence suggests that not everyone who diets to lose weight gets trapped in the vicious cycle.
B The passage says that after successfully dieting, people use up fewer calories. So if people wish to maintain their reduced weight, they need to maintain a reduced caloric intake. That is, once people have achieved the desired weight loss, they need to settle on a maintenance diet to keep their weight at the new level. So, contrary to (B), the passage does not support the conclusion that people should not diet if they want to maintain their reduced weight.
D As the discussion of the correct answer shows, we can conclude from the passage that people who lost weight by dieting will have to eat less than pre-diet amounts of food if they are to avoid gaining weight after they stop dieting. How much they can eat without gaining weight is not examined in any detail. It is consistent with what the passage says that a weight-maintenance diet following weight loss might allow larger amounts of food than the weight-loss diet itself. Thus the passage provides no support for (D).
E The passage supports the view that people who lose weight by dieting and who then go back to their pre-diet caloric intake will gain some weight. However, the passage does not provide any information about how much weight they will gain back. It is perfectly consistent with the passage that they will gain back some but not all of the weight they lost. So (E) is not strongly supported by the passage.
