Men's Journal and Family Circle may be unreliable sources of nutrition information, because

A. authors generally pay the editors of popular magazines to publish their nutrition articles.
B. registered dietitians are usually hired to write the articles about nutrition that are published in these journals.
C. the general public and public libraries subscribe to them.
D. articles in such popular magazines generally do not undergo peer-review before they are published.


Answer: D

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