In the past five years, there has been a marked decline in the consumption of soft drinks sweetened with sugar. During the same time, there has been increasing publicity about the adverse health effects of weight gain caused by the consumption of sugar-laden drinks. Clearly, the public's awareness of the harmful health effects of weight gained by consuming sugar-laden drinks caused the decline in the consumption of such drinks.

Which of the following statement, if true, most strengthens the argument above?

A. Many consumers have switched to drinking diet soft drinks which are not sweetened with sugar.
B. The average person's consumption of soft drinks sweetened with sugar has decreased by 8.2 ounces per day.
C. Consuming large quantities of sugar-laden drinks has also been linked to mood swings throughout the day.
D. The consumption of packaged cookies which feature sugar as a key ingredient has decreased during the time period in question.
E. The price of sugar-laden soft drinks has remained stable for the past five years.


OA E

Source: Princeton Review