Many companies advertise dietary supplements that offer a full 100 per

Many companies advertise dietary supplements that offer a full 100 percent of the recommended daily allowance of several different essential vitamins. However, many doctors recommend that a well-balanced diet including a variety of healthy meats, fruits, and grains is a better source of these essential vitamins than is a daily supplement alone.

Which of the following, if true, would most strongly support the recommendation of the doctors cited above?


(A) The body is better able to absorb and use vitamins when they are consumed across the course of the day in combination with the nutrients from healthy meats, fruits, and grains.

(B) People who take vitamin supplements sometimes neglect to eat healthy meats, fruits, and grains.

(C) Most vitamin supplements are easily digested.

(D) Vitamins supplements have been on the market for decades.

(E) Processed foods are often fortified with vitamins, unlike healthy meats, fruits, and grains in which the vitamins occur naturally.