Solitary Passages Questions - - Question 24

The information in the passage indicates that if human beings were given a drug that inhibits the action of serotonin...

ankita96 June 12, 2020

Ans Choice C

Why is Answer Choice C wrong?

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shunhe June 13, 2020

Hi @ankita96,

Thanks for the question! So recall from the third paragraph that we’re told that rats that are given drugs that enhance serotonin will eat less carbohydrates (reduce carb cravings), whereas rats that are given drugs that interrupt serotonin will eat more carbohydrates and continue to have carb cravings. Then, in the next paragraph, we’re told that the same thing happens to humans.

Now the question asks us what happens if human beings take a drug that inhibits the action of serotonin, or in other words, interrupts serotonin. Well, we know that in that case, people would eat more carbohydrates and continue to have carb cravings. But this is linked to weight gain (see lines 13-14), not weight loss. So (C) is actually the opposite of what we want, and is wrong.

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.