Question

"Scientists dissent because they find the government's evidence inadequate and its recommendations potentially harmful. The best thing that the US government can do to promote health is to encourage people to develop their own individually-tailored diet, in consultation with health-care professionals."

Which of the following, if assumed to be true, would provide the best evidence to support the author's conclusion about how government should promote health?
A. Making the presentation of nutritional information on food packaging mandatory was a step in the right direction.
B. America's obesity rate was far lower back when nutrition was largely a parental responsibility.
C. Most public health officials support some government involvement in nutrition policy.
D. Government efforts to reduce smoking rates in the U.S. have been quite effective.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (B) is correct.

From the given options, the following would administer the best confirmation to assist the author's inference about "how a state should bolster health": "America's rate of obesity was way too low when nourishment was predominately a parental responsibility."

Therefore, the most suitable thing that the state can do to bolster health is to embolden people to develop their diet, after discussing it with a nutrition professional.