PT 71 Section 1 #15

vtl

I need some help on this MSS question

The stimulus states that some vitamin-fortified foods have 100% recommend daily intake of vitamin A and D. We also know from the stimulus that some (many) people overestimate the serving size of vitamin-fortified foods, eating two or three times the standard serving. The answer ended up being (B) Some people who consume vitamin-fortified foods exceed the recommended daily intake of vitamin A and D.

But isn't it possible that those who overestimate and eat double servings of vitamin-fortified foods are not eating the ones with 100% recommend daily intake of vitamin A and D?

vff some 100% vit a+d
vff some eat two or three times serving size

Am I interpreting the stimulus incorrectly here?

c.janson35

Yes the scenario you describe is entirely possible, which is why this is a MSS question and not a MBT question. If many people are double/triple the serving, and if many enriched foods have 100% of the RV, then there is support for the idea that some people exceed the recommended intake of vitamins. This is the only answer that has any support at all.

A: don't know anything about consumers' mindsets
C: don't know anything about consumers' mindsets
prescriptive statement for which there is evidence. Why shouldn't people take supplements for the vitamins they are not getting in their enriched food?
E: don't know anything about manufacturers' mindsets

FWDTexas

I think LSATHACKS.com is extremely useful for LR explinations

Here is their explination:
FACTS:
1-You should not greatly exceed the recommended daily intake (RDA) of vitamins A and D – they are toxic.
2-Some vitamin fortified foods have 100% of the daily intake of those vitamins per serving.
3-Many people eat 2-3x the standard servings of some vitamin fortified foods.

ANALYSIS: We know “some” vitamin fortified cereals have 100% of the RDA. It’s a warranted assumption that other vitamin fortified cereals have a significant percent of the RDA, say 30-50%.

We know some people eat 2-3x the recommended serving. And it’s a warranted assumption that people get vitamin A and D from other food sources – everyone knows that.

This is just a most strongly supported question. It’s probable, though not certain, that at least one person, somewhere in the world, has exceeded the RDA by eating lots of vitamin fortified cereal.

vtl

Thanks!