Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart

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Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.


(A) people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their

(B) people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the

(C) fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their

(D) the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the

(E) the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the



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Option A - Incorrect
It is wrong because the rate at which people in France eat fatty foods is compared to the US.

Option B - Correct
The rate at which people in France consume fatty foods is compared to the rate of consumption in the US.

Option C - Incorrect
Here, the rate is compared to the United States people. The use of 'their' in the sentence also causes confusion. Does it refer to people or fatty foods?

Option D - Incorrect
'The rate of' used here refers to the price of fatty foods which changes the intended meaning of the sentence.

Option E - Incorrect
It refers to the rate of people consuming food rather than to the rate of consumption of the food.