Nutritionist: "Many consumers drink diet drinks with fake sweeteners in the hopes that these drinks will help them cut calories and maintain a healthier diet for weight loss. They are mistaken, however, because even though the drinks might have fewer calories, the chemicals in the drinks trigger the mind to desire sweet or fattening foods. Research has shown that when people drink diet sodas, they are more likely to crave unhealthy food."
Which of the following is the main point of the passage?
A)If people want to lose weight, it is nearly impossible to do so.
B)Diet sodas are more unhealthy than regular sodas.
C)Diet sodas are unlikely to assist a person in their weight loss goals.
D)Diet sodas contain hidden calories not apparent to the consumer.
E)People tend to consume the same amount of calories, whether dieting or not dieting.

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The main point of the passage is that diet sodas are unlikely to assist a person in their weight loss goals. The passage explains how diet sodas may seem healthier but lead to poor choices, inhibiting weight loss. It does not say that diet sodas are more or less healthy than other sodas, or that weight loss is impossible, only that drinking diet soda is unlikely to assist weight loss efforts.

Nutritionist: "Many Consumers Drink Diet Drinks with Fake Sweeteners in the Hopes