What would make the author's argument more effective? Read the excerpt from "Healthy Eating."

Unless you're trying to lose weight, nutritionists like to avoid

diets.

O addressing a counterclaim

O including a quotation from an expert

O adding statistics about dieting

adding facts about why diets do not work.

"We were just laughing about that, like we could sell fairy

dust and that's pretty much what a lot of these fad diets are

about," said Natalie Castro-Romero, the corporate dietician

at Baptist who oversees the company's 15,000 employees.

"One very common thing that happens is people feel

overwhelmed and they need a starter to get something

going, like a detox, but there's no truth behind that."

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