Many energy bars contain vitamin supplements. Some of these bars

Question

Many energy bars contain vitamin supplements. Some of these bars provide 100% of the recommended daily vitamin consumption amounts. Nevertheless, a well-balanced meal, including a variety of food types, is a better source of vitamins than eating energy bars alone.

Which of the following, if true, would most strongly support the position above?

Which of the following, if true, would most strongly support the position above?

A. People who regularly eat energy bars that contain vitamin supplements often neglect to eat foods that contain these vitamins naturally.

B. Energy bars that contain vitamin supplements are as easy to digest as similar energy bars that do not contain vitamin supplements.

C. In many kinds of foods, the natural combination of vitamins with other nutrients results in these vitamins' higher usability to the body than the vitamin supplements that energy bars contain.

D. Few meals, as balanced and varied as they may be, provide the body with 100% of the recommended daily vitamin consumption amounts.

E. Energy bars containing vitamin supplements come in a variety of flavors and sizes.

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paragw · Answer

The statement says that a well-balanced meal with a variety of foods is a better source of vitamins than eating energy bars alone, despite some bars containing 100% of recommended daily vitamin amounts.

The option that most strongly supports this is:

C.  In many kinds of foods, the natural combination of vitamins with other nutrients results in these vitamins' higher usability to the body than the vitamin supplements that energy bars contain.
This supports the statement by emphasizing that vitamins from natural foods are more effectively utilized by the body than isolated vitamin supplements found in energy bars. This explains why a well-balanced meal is superior to eating energy bars alone for vitamin intake.

Saks116 · Answer

IMO

C

Comparison is being crafted between energy bar and balanced diet. 
And option C supports by giving info that balanced diet contains nutrients which are of higher usability to body. 
Full vitamins criteria is being addressed by both -Energy bar & Balanced diet contains nutrients

But balanced diet why is superior explained above

CareerLauncherIE · Answer

Let's understand this in a better way:-

Given:  Energy bars contain vitamin supplements, some providing 100% of daily recommended vitamins. The passage claims that a well-balanced meal is a better source of vitamins than energy bars alone. We are asked which statement  supports this claim .

Reasoning: 
The argument says: “Even if energy bars have vitamins, a balanced meal is better.” That means the  quality, usability, or overall benefit  of vitamins from real food is greater than from bars.

Option A talks about people  neglecting foods , but that’s about behavior, not the inherent vitamin quality. 
 Option B talks about digestibility, but it doesn’t address vitamin quality. 
  Option C  says: In many foods, the natural combination of vitamins with other nutrients makes them  more usable to the body  than the vitamin supplements in energy bars. This directly supports the passage’s point that a balanced meal is better than just eating bars. 
 Option D says few meals provide 100% of vitamins — that doesn’t support the superiority of meals. 
 Option E talks about flavors and sizes — irrelevant.

Final Answer:- Option(C)

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Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Many energy bars contain vitamin supplements. Some of these bars provide 100% of the recommended daily vitamin consumption amounts. Nevertheless, a well-balanced meal, including a variety of food types, is a better source of vitamins than eating energy bars alone.

Which of the following, if true, would most strongly support the position above?

Which of the following, if true, would most strongly support the position above?

A. People who regularly eat energy bars that contain vitamin supplements often neglect to eat foods that contain these vitamins naturally.

Incorrect.

To solve this Conclusion Strengthening question, first break down the argument. The first two sentences are premises providing factual data. The last sentence is a judgment put forward by the author and should be treated as the argument's conclusion:

Premise A: many energy bars contain vitamins that have been added to them
 +
Premise B: some energy bars contain all the vitamins a person should consume in a day
 =
Conclusion: eating an actual meal with a few kinds of foods is better than eating an energy bar

Possible assumption: there is something about "real" food that makes it healthier to eat than an energy bar

Strengthening Data: ?

You are required to find data that strengthens the conclusion that an actual well-balanced meal is better than an energy bar. The correct answer could be one that confirms the argument's assumption.

This answer choice neither strengthens nor weakens the conclusion. The reason for which energy bars replace natural foods does not help us determine whether natural foods are healthier than energy bars.

B. Energy bars that contain vitamin supplements are as easy to digest as similar energy bars that do not contain vitamin supplements.

Incorrect.

This answer choice neither strengthens nor weakens the conclusion. The conclusion favors a meal over an energy bar, so the correct answer should highlight an advantage of a meal over an energy bar, or a disadvantage of an energy bar. However, this answer choice compares two types of energy bars.

C. In many kinds of foods, the natural combination of vitamins with other nutrients results in these vitamins' higher usability to the body than the vitamin supplements that energy bars contain.

This answer choice confirms the argument's assumption. Although the premises provide positive data about energy bars, the author concludes that actual meals are better. Therefore, by presenting an advantage that natural foods have over energy bars, this answer choice strengthens the author's position.

D. Few meals, as balanced and varied as they may be, provide the body with 100% of the recommended daily vitamin consumption amounts.

Incorrect.

To solve this Conclusion Strengthening question, first break down the argument. The first two sentences are premises providing factual data. The last sentence is a judgment put forward by the author and should be treated as the argument's conclusion:

Premise A: many energy bars contain vitamins that have been added to them
 +
Premise B: some energy bars contain all the vitamins a person should consume in a day
 =
Conclusion: eating an actual meal with a few kinds of foods is better than eating an energy bar

Possible assumption: there is something about "real" food that makes it healthier to eat than an energy bar

Strengthening Data: ?

You are required to find data that strengthens the conclusion that an actual well-balanced meal is better than an energy bar. The correct answer could be one that confirms the argument's assumption.

This answer choice actually weakens the conclusion as it states an advantage of energy bars that contain vitamin supplements over a meal. However, you were asked to strengthen the author's conclusion, which favors the natural meals.

E. Energy bars containing vitamin supplements come in a variety of flavors and sizes.

Incorrect.

This answer choice neither weakens nor strengthens the conclusion - the variety of energy bar products is irrelevant to our task. The conclusion favors a meal over an energy bar, so the correct answer should highlight an advantage of a meal over an energy bar, or a disadvantage of an energy bar.

ohhno · Answer

The correct answer is  C .
Let's understand the argument first.
Conclusion:
 
We need evidence that makes this conclusion  more believable .
 
A. 
 
This tells us that energy-bar users may  replace healthy foods with bars .
It somewhat supports the argument, but it doesn't prove that the  vitamins in the bars are inferior .
 
B. 
 
This is about  digestion , not whether they are a better source of vitamins.
No meaningful support.
 
C.  Correct 
 
This directly explains  why  a balanced meal is a better source of vitamins.
Even if the energy bar gives you  100% of the recommended amount , your body may be able to use the vitamins from natural foods more effectively.
So:
Balanced food → vitamins more usable → better vitamin source\boxed{	ext{Balanced food → vitamins more usable → better vitamin source}}
This is  direct support for the conclusion .
 
D. 
 
This actually  weakens  the argument.
If balanced meals usually don't provide 100%, while energy bars can provide 100%, that makes energy bars look  better , not worse.
 
E. 
 
Completely irrelevant to whether they're a better source of vitamins.
 
Answer:  C 
 GMAT trick:  When the conclusion says  "X is better than Y,"  look for an answer that explains  why X provides a meaningful advantage over Y .
Here,  C directly gives us that advantage : the body can use vitamins from natural foods more effectively.

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