Answer:
Option (C): Meat eaters have more health problems than vegetarians because meat eaters are more likely to eat diets high in fat, which can lead to health problems not experienced by vegetarians.
Explanation:
There is only one passage in the question:
Diabetes and high blood pressure are diseases that are only found in people who eat meat, proving that a vegetarian diet is better than a meat-based diet.
The Options:
A) Vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters because plant-based diets have been shown to be a useful way to treat, and even reverse, types of heart disease.
B) The high fat content in meat can lead to diabetes and heart disease, while plant-based diets can treat and even reverse heart disease.
C) Meat eaters have more health problems than vegetarians because meat eaters are more likely to eat diets high in fat, which can lead to health problems not experienced by vegetarians.
To determine the statement which provides the best synthesis of the information in the two passages, let's consider the options. We would be applying the passage in the question and an assumption for the second passage.
Option A: From the passage, no statement was made about the ability of plant-based diet to treat and reverse the types of heart disease.
Option B: From the passage, it was stated that the high fat content in meat can lead to diabetes and heart disease but no statement was made about the ability of plant-based diet to treat and reverse heart disease
Option C: From the passage, it was stated that vegetarian diet is better than a meat-based diet. Also that diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure are only found in people who eat meat.
Assumption: meat are high in fat content. Vegetarians only eat plant-based diet. Meat eaters eat both meat-based diet and plant based diet.
If meat are high in fat content, then meat eaters could have more health problems than vegetarians because they are more likely to eat diets high in fat, which can lead to health problems not experienced by vegetarians.
This statement provides the best synthesis of the information in the passage.
