LSAT 102 – Section 2 – Question 03

LSAT 102 - Section 2 - Question 03

June 1998

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PT102 S2 Q03
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A
100%
166
B
0%
160
C
0%
150
D
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E
0%
150
120
124
132
 +Easiest 148.204 +SubsectionMedium

Many people limit the intake of calories and cholesterol in their diet in order to lose weight and reduce the level of cholesterol in their blood. When a person loses weight, the fat cells in that person’s body decrease in size but not in number. As they decrease in size, fat cells spill the cholesterol they contain into the bloodstream. Therefore, a person who goes on a low-calorie, low-cholesterol diet _______.

Summary
Some people limit their intake of calories and cholesterol in order to lose weight and reduce the amount of cholesterol in their blood. When a person loses weight, this causes fat cells to decrease in size. As fat cells decrease in size, fat cells release the cholesterol they contain into the bloodstream.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Therefore, a person on a low-calorie and low-cholesterol diet may as a result have more cholesterol in their blood.

A
might at first have an increased level of cholesterol in his or her blood
This answer is strongly supported. Since shrinking fat cells cause these cells to release cholesterol into a person’s bloodstream, a person losing weight may experience increased levels of cholesterol in their blood.
B
will not lose weight any faster than will a person whose diet is high in calories
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know what the effects are of a diet high in calories to draw this comparison.
C
might lose more weight by going on a low-calorie, high-cholesterol diet than by going on the low-calorie, low-cholesterol diet
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know what the effects are of a diet low in calories and high in cholesterol to draw this comparison. We only know the effects of a diet low in both calories and cholesterol.
D
will not decrease the size of his or her fat cells
This answer is anti-supported. We know from the stimulus that a diet low in calories and low in cholesterol causes a person to lose wieght, which in turn causes a person’s fat cells to shrink.
E
will both decrease the level of cholesterol in his or her blood and gain weight
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know whether a person would gain weight as a result of a diet low in both calories and cholesterol.

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