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A diet high in saturated fats increases a person’s risk of developing heart disease. Regular consumption of red wine reduces that risk. Per-capita consumption of saturated fats is currently about the same in France as in the United States, but there is less heart disease there than in the United States because consumption of red wine is higher in France. The difference in regular red-wine consumption has been narrowing, but no similar convergence in heart-disease rates has occurred.




Which of the following, if true, most helps to account for the lack of convergence noted above?




A. Consumption of saturated fats is related more strongly to the growth of fatty deposits on artery walls, which reduce blood flow to the heart, than it is to heart disease directly.

B. Over the past 30 years, per-capita consumption of saturated fats has remained essentially unchanged in the United States but has increased somewhat in France.

C. Reports of the health benefits of red wine have led many people in the United States to drink red wine regularly.

D. Cigarette smoking, which can also contribute to heart disease, is only slightly more common in France than in the United States.

E. Regular consumption of red wine is declining dramatically among young adults in France, and heart disease typically does not manifest itself until middle age.


the only answers that i could truly eliminate is C. Would B/d be wrong because of the usage of the words"somewhat" and "slightly"?
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E for me too .

Joemama ... here it's saying that redwine consumption has been narrowing .... so we have to check whether americans are drinking more wine or french are drinking less wine or both and based on that we have to check why their is no convergence

a )It just states the fact ..not the reason for red wine consumption narrowing and the convergence issue

b)It talks about fats consumption But nothing about redwine drinking

c) this says that americans are drinking more redwine so it might indicate that redwine consumption is narrowing but then it doesnot give any reason why there is no convergence ... so not sufficient info

d)cigrate smoking .... not relevant ... doesnot talk about redwine consumption

e) says redwine consumption is declining among fench young adults .. so it indicates that the difference in redwine drinking is narrowing and it also says that heart disease is not revealed till middle age ... which exactly states the reason that why there is no convergence in heart disease ...because young adults will show that symptom in future .....
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thanks guys

oa is E, much appreciated
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thanks guys

oa is E, much appreciated


this is indeed a very good question...
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E for me too .

Joemama ... here it's saying that redwine consumption has been narrowing .... so we have to check whether americans are drinking more wine or french are drinking less wine or both and based on that we have to check why their is no convergence

a )It just states the fact ..not the reason for red wine consumption narrowing and the convergence issue

b)It talks about fats consumption But nothing about redwine drinking

c) this says that americans are drinking more redwine so it might indicate that redwine consumption is narrowing but then it doesnot give any reason why there is no convergence ... so not sufficient info

d)cigrate smoking .... not relevant ... doesnot talk about redwine consumption

e) says redwine consumption is declining among fench young adults .. so it indicates that the difference in redwine drinking is narrowing and it also says that heart disease is not revealed till middle age ... which exactly states the reason that why there is no convergence in heart disease ...because young adults will show that symptom in future .....


ipc, i realize that cr, one should stay within the scope. It is difficult here. Here, the conclusion is saying that wine consumption is narrowing but there is no change in rate of disease.
I was confused by B because it felt that it did affect the arguement. What if the french ate more fat? then if they drank the same amount of wine and the US drank more wine, that could explain the arguement. But i feel that this answer can be nocked by the use of "somewhat"

Dis tricky. It would be a better argument if they said france INCREASED smoking. therefore, this one is actually out of scope.

A-weak answer

E-seems to be the most solid answer
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E is the best choice.


............................. The difference in regular red-wine consumption has been narrowing, (as explained in E) but no similar convergence in heart-disease rates has occurred.


E. Regular consumption of red wine is declining dramatically among young adults in France, and heart disease typically does not manifest itself until middle age.
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E seems the correct answer



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