How do the details in this passage support the authors purpose?
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World
Starting around 1800, sugar became the staple food
that allowed the English factories the most
advanced economies in the world to run Sugar
supplied the energy, the hint of nutrition, the sweet
taste to go with the warmth of tea that even the
poorest factory worker could look forward to Sugar
was a necessity
Why were the English the first to build factories to mill
cloth? Because of the wealth they gained, the trade
connections they made, and the banking systems
they developed in the slave and sugar trade Indeed,
the cheap cloth from the factories was used to clothe
the slaves English factories, you might say, were
built, run, and paid for by sugar
In 1800, when the English were consuming their
eighteen pounds of sugar a year, around 250,000
tons of sugar was reduced worldwide almost all
O The authors include details about how much sugar
Americans consume to persuade readers that
modern diets are unhealthy
O The authors include details about the changes in
diets over time to inform readers about how sugar
has transformed what we eat
The authors include details about how much sugar
people have eaten over time to entertain readers
with surprising statistics
O The authors include details about American and
British diets to persuade readers that eating habits
now are healthier than they were in the past