301. Following the nutrition board’s advice on salt consumption would mean a virtual end of the use of salt in cooking, an avoidance of obviously salty foods, and reducing the reliance on processed foods that contain significant amounts of often hidden sodium.

(A) reducing the reliance on processed foods that contain significant amounts of often hidden sodium
(B) reducing the reliance on processed foods containing often hidden but significant amounts of sodium
(C) a reduction of the reliance on processed foods, containing as they do often hidden sodium in significant amounts
(D) a reduced reliance on the significant amounts of hidden sodium often contained in processed foods
(E) a reduced reliance on processed foods that contain significant but often hidden amounts of sodium

Solution:

Parallelism*

Would mean “a virtual end”…”an avoidance of”…,and “reducing the reliance” are not parallel. Thus, A and B can be eliminated.
C is wordy in “reduction of reliance” compared with “reduced reliance in D and E.
D changes the meaning by suggesting that the ‘reliance’ is on ‘amount’ rather than ‘processes foods’.
Hence, E is the best choice.

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