Question ID:PT50 S4 Q21 Passage:Doctor:  Medication to reduce blood pressure often has unhealthy side effects. However, lifestyle changes such as exercising more and avoiding fatty foods reduce blood pressure just as effectively as taking medication does. Therefore, it is healthier to rely on these lifestyle changes than on medication to reduce blood pressure. Stem:Which one of the following is an assumption that the doctor's argument requires? Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:Other than medication, the only way to reduce blood pressure is by making lifestyle changes such as exercising more and avoiding fatty foods. Choice B:If it is healthier to rely on a lifestyle change than on medication to reduce blood pressure, then that lifestyle change reduces blood pressure at least as effectively as medication does. Choice C:The side effects, if any, of exercising more and avoiding fatty foods in order to reduce blood pressure are less unhealthy than those of taking medication to reduce blood pressure. Choice D:If an alternative to medication relieves a medical condition just as effectively as medication does, then it is always healthier to rely on that alternative than on medication to relieve that medical condition. Choice E:If two different methods of treating a medical condition have similar side effects, then it is healthier to rely on the more effective method.