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A new weight-loss drug causes the loss of body fat in all patients who take the drug. In those same subjects, however, the drug also causes the loss of moderate quantities of lean body mass, where “lean body mass” refers to all body mass other than body fat.

Which of the following statements can be properly inferred from the information in the passage above?

(A) Patients taking the new weight-loss drug will not necessarily experience a decrease in their overall percentage of body fat.

(B) The body weight of patients taking the new weight-loss drug will not necessarily decrease.

(C) The new weight-loss drug contains no chemical that exclusively targets the body’s fat cells.

(D) Users of the new weight-loss drug should exercise in order to maintain their current levels of lean body mass.

(E) The new drug catalyzes the loss of body fat and the loss of lean body mass via similar mechanisms.

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Re: A new weight-loss drug causes the loss of body fat in all patients who [#permalink] New post   27 Aug 2021, 10:21
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IMO A.

Premise 1: Patients will lose body fat
Premise 2: Patients will also lose lean body mass (defined as everything that isn't fat)
A: Takes into account both premises and recognizes that percentage of body fat may remain unchanged even if person loses fat. (Absolutes vs. Percentages)
B: People will lose weight if they take the drug.
C: Also a contender, but the chemicals in the drug are beyond the scope of the question...IMO
D: Exercise is never discussed and hence beyond the scope of the question
E: This is largely an assumption because what catalyzes the loss of body fat and lean muscle is never discussed and also beyond the scope of the qeusiton
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