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04 Jan 2023, 02:30
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The high rate of depression among people in countries that do not receive much sunlight most of the year prompted researchers at the University of Frankphyl to study the link between a lack of vitamin D, which is found naturally in sunlight, and the incidence of depression. The study found that in patients with a relatively severe degree of depression, the level of vitamin D was lower than in patients with a milder degree of depression. The researchers hence concluded that people in such countries can avert depression by including vitamin D supplements in their diet.
Which of the following is required for the conclusion drawn by the researchers to hold true?
A. There is a significant difference in the effect that vitamin D obtained directly from sunlight and that obtained from dietary supplements has on the health of a patient suffering from depression.
B. Patients with the most severe degree of depression belonged to countries that do not receive sunlight up to extended periods of six months.
C. Both people with a severe degree of depression and those with a mild degree of depression belonged to the same economic strata.
D. The lack of vitamin D is not triggered by depression in patients.
E. The required dose for vitamin D supplements is significantly higher for patients with severe depression than for patients with mild depression.
Which of the following is required for the conclusion drawn by the researchers to hold true?
A. There is a significant difference in the effect that vitamin D obtained directly from sunlight and that obtained from dietary supplements has on the health of a patient suffering from depression.
B. Patients with the most severe degree of depression belonged to countries that do not receive sunlight up to extended periods of six months.
C. Both people with a severe degree of depression and those with a mild degree of depression belonged to the same economic strata.
D. The lack of vitamin D is not triggered by depression in patients.
E. The required dose for vitamin D supplements is significantly higher for patients with severe depression than for patients with mild depression.
12 Jan 2023, 02:51
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- the point made is that the type of population used for the study has similar characteristics, hence, only Vitamin D deficiency should be the reason for depression. Could you please explain why this option is wrong?
