Lack of exercise, poor diet, and thyroid problems invariably

Question

Lack of exercise, poor diet, and thyroid problems invariably lead to obesity. Executives at company X all have abnormally active thyroids. A majority of the executives at company X skip breakfast and eat fast food at least six meals per week. Company X does not have an on-site gym as do many of company X's competitors.
 
Which of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
 
(A) Most executives at company X who do not exercise off-site are obese. 
(B) No executive at company X who eats healthy meals is obese.
(C) Employees at company X's competitors suffer less from obesity and its related health problems.
(D) Most executives at company X are obese because of their poor diets.
(E) Company X spends more on healthcare for executives than for non-executives.

Vithal · Answer

only A fills in all the conditions to be obese

gmataquaguy · Answer

Again are these GMATty type of problems. I dont think so.....Anyone??

GMATT73 · Answer

This question and all questions I post in this forum are of true GMAT nature. If you beg to differ, please email me privately and I will be more than happy to elaborate...

pb_india · Answer

Its a good question and perfect from GMAT standards.

I think the answer is "A"

A) Most executives at company X who do not exercise off-site are obese. 

Most of the executives , do not eat properly, have thyroids and don;t exercise at their company GYM. So if they do not do so even off-site they are bound to be obese.

(B) No executive at company X who eats healthy meals is obese. 
Not really. even if the executive is eating healthy, he may not be exercising and have thyroids and may be skipping meals. Hence he may be obese as well.

tareks · Answer

yea A is the only one that makese sense. OA???

GMATT73 · Answer

OA is A.

ID Question Type and Task
Something that is supported by the argument is an inference is a definition of an inference. 

This question is an inference question. Therefore the task is to find an inevitable conclusion from information given. Find what must be true.

Read the Argument and Extract Necessary Information: 
In inference questions: 

Note how specific the topics are, watch out for percents versus numbers, look for the logical combination of two points. 


Known:
・Lack of exercise, poor diet, and thyroid problems invariably lead to obesity
・Company X does not have an on-site gym

Formulate an Answer to the Question

Lack of exercise, poor diet, and thyroid problems invariably lead to obesity + Company X does not have an on-site gym = Fat employees at Company X unless they exercise elsewhere.


Eliminate Answer Choices:

(A) matches what we said fairly closely - keep
(B) the argument does not mention healthy meals. This does not have to be true ・eliminate.
(C) the argument did not mention what happens to employees at company X's competitors, thus this does not have to be true ・eliminate.
(D) A poor diet is just one of the factors mentioned, therefore this does not have to be true ・eliminate.
(E) A distinction between executives and non-executives is never made thus, this does not have to be true ・eliminate.

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