Question

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.

We all crave sweetness, now more than ever since there are so many ways to satisfy that need. And there are still sugar plantations where the work is brutal. In places like the Dominican Republic (Haiti's island neighbor), some sugar work is not very different from what it was for Marina's Indian ancestors in British Guiana: hard, poorly paid labor by people who are often mistreated. But for most of us, chemists have more to say about how we satisfy that taste than do overseers. When sugar is in the headlines, critics speak about how much of it we eat, not who picked the crop. Doctors warn that young people are gaining too much weight from eating sugary snacks; parents learn that kids who drink too many sweet sodas can cycle between manic sugar "highs" and grinding sugar "crashes." No one worries about where the sweetness comes from. Our diet was transformed by the Age of Sugar, but that era is over.

Which statement is the most objective summary of the passage?

Craving sweetness leads to developing poor habits around food.
New sources of sweetness use better techniques than the old sources did.
Chemists conduct work that is not interesting to much of the public.
Sugar cane is no longer the main source of sweetness for most people.

Answer 1

The most objective summary of the passage is: Sugar cane is no longer the main source of sweetness for most people.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage discusses the craving for sweetness and how it is satisfied in different ways. It mentions that there are still sugar plantations where the work is brutal and workers are mistreated. However, it states that for most people, the sources of sweetness have shifted and chemists play a larger role in determining how that craving is satisfied. The passage also highlights concerns about the health effects of consuming too much sugar, such as weight gain and sugar crashes, but notes that the focus is mainly on the quantity of sugar consumed rather than the conditions under which it is produced. Finally, the passage suggests that the era of sugar dominance in our diet is over. Therefore, the objective summary is that sugar cane is no longer the main source of sweetness for most people.