ParadoxDiff: Easy

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Passage Summary: Kidney stones are made of concentrated calcium, so doctors used to think eating less calcium would help; however, it turns out that eating more calcium actually lowers the risk of getting more stones.

Reasoning: No reasoning (Fact Set).

Analysis: The paradox lies in the fact that while kidney stones are made of calcium, increasing calcium intake actually prevents them. To resolve this, we need a reason why dietary calcium doesn't end up as concentrated calcium in the kidneys. Perhaps calcium in the digestive tract prevents other stone-forming substances from being absorbed into the bloodstream. Look for an answer that explains how dietary calcium acts as a preventative agent rather than a building block for stones.

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Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy described above?

Correct Answer
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It shows that increasing calcium leads to more calcium being eliminated via the intestines, so less needs to be filtered by the kidneys. That directly explains how more dietary calcium can result in less kidney concentration and fewer stones.
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