100 points Cite the evidence that supports the claim that artificial sweeteners cause weight gain. Scientists study how our bodies feel in relation to sugar and have found that our body prefers sugar.
“Susan Swithers at Purdue University: Things that taste sweet would normally be things that providue us with energy. . .”
Lab rats that ate more artifical sweeter gained more weight than those who ate sugar and they had “lower levels of a hormone called GLP-1, which affects how full we feel.”

lab rats that ate more artificial sweeter gained more weight than those who ate sugar and they had "lower levels of a hormone called GLP-1, which affects how full we feel."

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader