Question

read the excerpt from \healthy eating\ but no one can ignore the damage being wrought by all this bad eating. more than one out of three adults in the united states - 37.5 percent - are obese, according to the centers for disease control and prevention. some of the leading causes of death - heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes - are directly linked to obesity. and childhood obesity has tripled in the last 30 years. with more than a third of kids between 6 and 19 considered obese, the cdc reports, they are at substantially more risk for developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, bone and joint conditions, and cancer. which evidence does the author use to argument that a poor diet can be harmf health? quotations anecdotes counterclaims statistics

Explanation:

The text presents numerical data such as "37.5 percent" of adults being obese and "more than a third of kids" being obese. These are statistical figures used to support the argument about the harm of a poor diet. Quotations involve using someone else's words directly, anecdotes are personal stories, and counterclaims are opposing arguments. Since the evidence here is in the form of numbers (statistics), that is the type of evidence used.

Answer:

statistics