The previous two years have witnessed a major proliferation of studies demonstrating the health benefits of egg consumption. During the same period, there has been a major decline in the number of eggs consumed by the public at large. Therefore, the majority of the public must be unaware of the findings of recent nutritional research.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the explanation above?
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Over the last couple of years, an epidemic of bird flu has killed huge numbers of chickens and egg production has yet to catch up, radically increasing their price.
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