Greatly exceeding the recommenended daily intake of vitamins A and D

Question

Greatly exceeding the recommenended daily intake of vitamins A and D is dangerous, for they can be toxic at high levels. For some vitamin-fortified foods, each serving, as defined by the manufacturer, has 100 percent of the recommended daily intake of these vitamins. But many people overestimate what counts as a standard serving of vitamin-fortified foods such as cereal, consuming two to three times what the manufacturers define as standard servings.

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?

(A) Few people who consume vitamin-fortified foods are aware of the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
(B) Some people who consume vitamin-fortified foods exceed the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
(C) Some people mistakenly believe it is healthy to consume more than the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
(D) Most people who eat vitamin-fortified foods should not take any vitamin supplements.
(E) Manufacturers are unaware that many people consume vitamin-fortified foods in amounts greater than the standard serving sizes.

Source: LSAT

redskull1 · Answer

Very good question this.3 strong contenders for the right option.

A - The rest might underestimate.We cannot say this is right
B - correct
C - We are not talking about health at all.Still found it hard to choose between C & B

ENEM · Answer

It took me 3:20

A) Few people who consume vitamin-fortified foods are aware of the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
 this is not mentioned in the argument, it is mentioned that the standard serving size of manufacturer and that of consumer don't necessarily match

(C) Some people mistakenly believe it is healthy to consume more than the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
 this isn't mentioned in the prompt.

(D) Most people who eat vitamin-fortified foods should not take any vitamin supplements.
 the prompt does say that people might be exceeding their daily recommended intake of vitamins A and D but doesn't say that they should not take any vitamin supplements.

(E) Manufacturers are unaware that many people consume vitamin-fortified foods in amounts greater than the standard serving sizes.
 this isn't mentioned in the prompt

hence answer is  B 
 Some people who consume vitamin-fortified foods exceed the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
 prompt says that many consumers idea of serving size doesn't match that of manufacturers, so at least some may be exceeding their daily intake.

auradediligodo · Answer

Greatly exceeding the recommenended daily intake of vitamins A and D is dangerous, for they can be toxic at high levels. For some vitamin-fortified foods, each serving, as defined by the manufacturer, has 100 percent of the recommended daily intake of these vitamins. But many people overestimate what counts as a standard serving of vitamin-fortified foods such as cereal, consuming two to three times what the manufacturers define as standard servings.

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?

Inference question

Pre-thinking

Inference#1:   The many people who overestimate what counts as a standard serving of vitamin-fortified foods are more likely to have an intoxication than the people who respect the standard serving

POE:

(A) Few people who consume vitamin-fortified foods are aware of the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
 While we can infer that few people might be following the instructions related to the intake of vitamins, we cannot infer that they are aware of the daily recommended intake. They might just follow instructions without knowing whether the serving is in line with the recommended daily intake or not

(B)   Some people who consume vitamin-fortified foods exceed the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
 Clearly since they consume more than the recommended serving

(C) Some people mistakenly believe it is healthy to consume more than the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
 cannot be inferred

(D) Most people who eat vitamin-fortified foods should not take any vitamin supplements.
 cannot be inferred

(E) Manufacturers are unaware that many people consume vitamin-fortified foods in amounts greater than the standard serving sizes.
 cannot be inferred 
Source: LSAT

analytica233 · Answer

I think (C) is incorrect because the argument only states that many people consume 2 to 3 times the standard serving because these people think that the standard serving is ACTUALLY GREATER than the recommended serving. (C) seems to imply that some people KNOW that the recommended serving is the standard serving but they nevertheless consume more than the recommended serving because they think that it is healthy to do so. Whereas (B) is straightforward based on the information in the argument.

ashutosh_73 · Answer

(A) Few people who consume vitamin-fortified foods are aware of the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.

It says MOST people are not aware of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin A & D, while stimulus comments about MANY.
Also,May be people are aware about the vitamin intake, but unaware about ''how much cereals would make up for the vitamin's daily intake

(B) Some people who consume vitamin-fortified foods exceed the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.

quite in line with the stimulus

(C) Some people mistakenly believe it is healthy to consume more than the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.

May be they are aware about the ''recommended daily intake of vitamins'' but not about ''how much cereals make up for the recommended vitamin intake''

(D) Most people who eat vitamin-fortified foods should not take any vitamin supplements.

But i can still eat vitamins ranging from A to Z minus A & D?

(E) Manufacturers are unaware that many people consume vitamin-fortified foods in amounts greater than the standard serving sizes.

Not supported.

Many and some have no precise quantitative meaning

Paras96 · Answer

The information provided suggests that many people overconsume vitamins A and D when they consume vitamin-fortified foods. Let's analyze the answer choices to determine which one is most strongly supported by this information:

(A) Few people who consume vitamin-fortified foods are aware of the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
 - While the information suggests that people may overconsume these vitamins, it does not directly address their awareness of the recommended daily intake. This answer choice is not strongly supported.

(B) Some people who consume vitamin-fortified foods exceed the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D. 
 - This answer choice accurately reflects the information provided in the passage. It states that some people exceed the recommended daily intake when consuming these foods, which is directly supported by the passage.

(C) Some people mistakenly believe it is healthy to consume more than the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D.
 - The passage does not provide information about people's beliefs regarding the healthiness of overconsuming these vitamins. It focuses on the fact that people consume more than the recommended daily intake, not why they do it. This answer choice is not strongly supported.

(D) Most people who eat vitamin-fortified foods should not take any vitamin supplements.
 - The passage discusses overconsumption of vitamins from fortified foods but does not address whether people should or should not take supplements. This answer choice goes beyond the information provided.

(E) Manufacturers are unaware that many people consume vitamin-fortified foods in amounts greater than the standard serving sizes.
 - The passage does not provide information about the awareness of manufacturers regarding consumer consumption habits. This answer choice is not strongly supported.

The answer choice that is most strongly supported by the information provided is (B) because it directly reflects the fact that some people who consume vitamin-fortified foods exceed the recommended daily intake of vitamins A and D, which is the central point made in the passage.

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