Medical research has established that the Beta Diet

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Medical research has established that the Beta Diet is healthier than a more conventional diet. But on average, people who have followed the Beta Diet for several decades are much more likely to be in poor health than are people whose diet is more conventional.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict between the two statements above?

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict between the two statements above? 
(A) On average, people who have followed the Beta Diet for their entire lives are much more likely to have a variety of healthful habits than are people whose diet is more conventional.

(B) The Beta Diet is used primarily as a treatment for a condition that adversely affects overall health.

(C) People of average health who switch from a conventional diet to the Beta Diet generally find that their health improves substantially as a result.

(D) The Beta Diet provides dramatic health benefits for some people but only minor benefits for others.

(E) Recent research has shown that a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and skim milk is even healthier than the Beta Diet.

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yogesh610 · Answer

Why is the answer not C?
why B i cannot get it?
help me out?

Nightmare007 · Answer

C is going against the conclusion saying people are healthy but they still switch to beta and health improves. Whereas in b it is clear that people who are adversely affected health conditions. I. E. Worse health conditions switch to beta diets and get better little. Hence average health of beta is poor compared to conventional.

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abhimahna · Answer

B is not resolving this paradox. Can someone please confirm the OA?

I think answer should be A but the other way round. It should "much less healthful habit".

eddy8700 · Answer

Medical research has established that the Beta Diet is healthier than a more conventional diet. But on average, people who have followed the Beta Diet for several decades are much more likely to be in poor health than are people whose diet is more conventional.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict between the two statements above?

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict between the two statements above?

(A) On average, people who have followed the Beta Diet for their entire lives are much more likely to have a variety of healthful habits than are people whose diet is more conventional.

(B) The Beta Diet is used primarily as a treatment for a condition that adversely affects overall health.

(C) People of average health who switch from a conventional diet to the Beta Diet generally find that their health improves substantially as a result.

(D) The Beta Diet provides dramatic health benefits for some people but only minor benefits for others.

(E) Recent research has shown that a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and skim milk is even healthier than the Beta Diet.

Answer is B
Since Beta Diet is used primarily as a treatment it may not suitable to carry out for entire life

ganand · Answer

Hi  abhimahna ,

I have checked it again, and the answer is B only.

Given: Beta diet is better than the conventional diet.

Paradox: Still, people who follow Beta diet are in bad shape/condition compare to people who follow the conventional diet.

Now, we have to find a reason which can fill this gap.

Consider (A)
  On average, people who have followed the Beta Diet for their entire lives are much more likely to have a variety of healthful habits than are people whose diet is more conventional.

This is further emphasizing the fact that Beta diet is very healthy. But, it fails to address the question that why it is performing badly compare to the conventional diet. Doesn't help to resolve the paradox.

Now consider(B)
 The Beta Diet is used primarily as a treatment for a condition that adversely affects overall health.
 
Beta Diet is used by a set of people who are already affected by some health disorder. So people who use Beta Diet are not in poor health because of diet but due to their health conditions. This helps in resolving the paradox.

Hope it helps.

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