"January Book Club:
'Heart: A History'"
by Randi Hutter Epstein
Fun facts are sprinkled throughout. The adult heart beats
about three billion times between birth and death; the
amount of blood that passes through an adult heart
every week is enough to fill a swimming pool.
Jauhar is at his best when writing about the heart. At
times, he veers off topic. I commend him for volunteering
at ground zero after the 9/11 attacks, but I would have
preferred hearing more about the woman who suffered
from stress-related heart ailments than the work he did
identifying bodies.
Jauhar visited the wellness center of Dean Ornish, the
doctor who promoted a Mediterranean diet. I wanted to
know Jauhar's expert opinion on how this regime
compares with others.
Use the excerpt from a book review to answer the
question.
This excerpt is from a review of the book Heart: A
History by Sandeep Jauhar. Which sentence from
the review best evaluates the author's
development of the central idea?
(1 point)
Fun facts are sprinkled throughout.
The adult heart beats about three billion
times between birth and death; the amount of
blood that passes through an adult heart
every week is enough to fill a swimming pool.
Jauhar visited the wellness center of Dean
Ornish, the doctor who promoted a
Mediterranean diet.
At times, he veers off topic.
"Bloody and Beating" by Randi Hutter Epstein, from THE
NEW YORK TIMES, November 5, 2018. Copyright ©
2018 by The New York Times Company. All rights
reserved. Used under license.