Question

read the claim and the supporting evidence.
claim: highly restrictive diets are not conducive to optimal health.
evidence: different foods contain different combinations of key nutrients.
why does the evidence support the claim? choose the analysis that better explains the connection.
good health requires a wide range of nutrients.
every meal should include a variety of healthy foods.

Explanation:

To determine how the evidence supports the claim, we analyze the connection. The claim is about highly restrictive diets not being good for health, and the evidence is about different foods having different nutrient combinations. The first option, "Good health requires a wide range of nutrients," connects the two: if different foods have different nutrients and health needs a wide range, a restrictive diet (which limits food variety) would lack necessary nutrients, supporting the claim. The second option is about meal composition, not the link between diet restriction, nutrient variety, and health.

Answer:

Good health requires a wide range of nutrients.