A medical research team in France recently discovered

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A medical research team in France recently discovered that people with a low risk of heart disease tend to also have low stress levels. The team concluded that a healthy cardiovascular system can protect people from the stress of modern life.

The research team's conclusion depends on which of the following?

A Medical and pharmaceutical treatments of stress are more effective than psychological treatment.
B People with high stress levels are more likely to have serious heart disease than are those who have
low stress levels.
C High stress levels do not increase one's chances of suffering from heart disease.
D Other medical studies indicate that stress levels in citizens of industrialized countries have increased over the last thirty years, as the world becomes increasingly more complex and hectic.
E People without heart disease also tend to have their blood pressure within an acceptable range.

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Option A - INCORRECT.
This statement may stand true but it is not the basis of the researchers assumption on how to protect people from stress of modern life and also medical and pharmaceutical is just an assumed option in curbing heart diseases.

Option B - CORRECT.
This statement is true and in accordance with the researchers reasoning. According to the research done in France, it is presumed that, heart diseases is cause by stress and this why the system suggest that a healthy cardiovascular system be put in place to help protect people from the stress of the modern life.

Option C - INCORRECT.
This statement stand to be corrected because over time high stress level has been the cause of heart diseases.

Option D - INCORRECT.
This option is related to the researchers reasoning. Although the world has become increasingly more complex and hectic in the industrialized world, but still not a perfect option to relate to the researchers conclusion.

Option E - INCORRECT.
This statement can be medically proven, but still not the reason why the researchers concluded that an effective cardiovascular system be put in place.