Question

read the excerpt from healthy eating
fourteen years ago, juanita ferguson, 55, had a
kidney transplant. so she watched what she ate and
always included fruits and vegetables in her diet.
but it was the finer points that ferguson, a
supervisor in the respiratory care department at
baptist, was missing. she bought honey wheat
bread, not realizing that at her age she needed
much more fiber. she was unaware of her carb
intake. and she had no idea that on weekends,
when she was completing chores and running
errands, forgetting to eat was causing problems.
how does the excerpt support the authors claim
that making small changes can have positive
outcomes?
it shows that ferguson just needed to eat more
fruits and vegetables to improve her health.
it shows that ferguson just needed the correct
information about what to eat to improve her diet
it shows that ferguson simply needed to live a
more relaxed lifestyle to improve her eating
habits.
it shows that ferguson simply needed to cut
down on her carbohydrates to improve her diet.

Explanation:

The text describes Juanita Ferguson's situation. She was already including fruits and vegetables in her diet (so it's not just about eating more of them - eliminating option 1). The problem was that she was missing "finer points" like not realizing she needed more fiber (so she needed correct information about her diet - option 2 is relevant). There is no mention of her needing a more relaxed lifestyle (eliminating option 3) or just cutting down on carbohydrates (eliminating option 4).

Answer:

It shows that Ferguson just needed the correct information about what to eat to improve her diet.