For the past five years, US consumption of eggs has decreased. The National Egg Council plans to reverse this trend by launching an advertising campaign extolling the healthful benefits of eggs

Which one of the following, if true, would provide the strongest support for the National Egg Council's plan ?

A. Eggs are a good source of protein
B. Many former egg eaters now make omelets using egg substitutes
C. Most people stopped eating eggs because they thought eggs were unhealthy
D. Eggs contain unhealthy levels of cholesterol
E. Egg substitute makers launched an extensive marketing campaign six years ago