Healthy eating is a critical component of healthy aging. When should one start eating healthy? It turns out that it is never too early. For example, babies who start eating healthy in the first year are more likely to have better overall health as they get older.
Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information in the above passage?
A. Healthy eating is important for those with good health conditions, but not for others.
B. Eating healthy can be started at any age; earlier the better.
C. Eating healthy and better overall health are more correlated at a young age, but not older age.
D. Healthy eating is more important for adults than kids.
GATE 2022 · General Aptitude · Passage Reading · medium
Answer: Option B is the correct inference: healthy eating can start at any age, and starting earlier is better.
Check Option A: Option A restricts healthy eating's importance to 'those with good health conditions'. The passage says healthy eating is 'critical' for all — it is a component of healthy aging for everyone, with no exclusion. Option A contradicts the passage.
Check Option B: Option B: 'Eating healthy can be started at any age; earlier the better.' The passage states 'it is never too early' and shows babies starting healthy eating in year 1 do better. This exactly matches — any age is fine, and starting earlier yields better health. Option B is fully supported.
Check Option C: Option C claims the correlation between healthy eating and better health applies at young age but NOT at older age. The passage mentions babies as an example but never says the benefit disappears with age. This is an unsupported restriction. Option C is incorrect.
Check Option D: Option D says healthy eating is more important for adults than kids. The passage actually emphasises early (even infant-stage) healthy eating and never ranks importance by adult vs. child. Option D contradicts the passage's emphasis on early-life eating. Option D is incorrect.