Direction: The paragraph below has a sentence missing (indicated by a blank). Choose the sentence that is most logically appropriate to complete the paragraph.
A report published in Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology has called for an overhaul of our understanding of obesity. An over-reliance on using Body Mass Index [BMI] as a metric has the peculiar effect of leading to both underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of the condition. ____________________. BMI does not give accurate information about how fat is distributed in an individual's body. It frequently fails to capture the true state of health of an individual.
- ABMI reading can help the doctor to accurately prescribe the appropriate dosage to reduce fat
- BThis is because BMI does not provide a reliable picture of health, nor any direct measure of fat
- CFurther, much of the information on diabetes, obesity or BMI available on social media is misleading
- DObesity is the end result of multiple factors and BMI can pinpoint the cause of the problem
Reveal answer
Correct answer
B.This is because BMI does not provide a reliable picture of health, nor any direct measure of fat
Reveal solution
Option (b) explains WHY BMI causes both under/overdiagnosis, bridging the previous and subsequent sentences.