Evaluate this public health claim: 'Eliminating visible high-fat foods (e.g., removing bacon from breakfast) is sufficient to reduce a population’s fat intake because most remaining fats are healthy oils.' Which critique is most accurate?

• A. Critique: Inadequate — removing visible high-fat items helps but ignores hidden fats in processed bakery items, dressings, and cooked foods that can contribute large amounts of SFAs and calories; comprehensive change requires addressing both visible and hidden sources and promoting healthier substitutes.
• B. Critique: Irrelevant — population fat intake is governed by genetics and cannot be altered by food-supply changes, so policy targeting visible foods is ineffective regardless of hidden fats.
• C. Critique: Overly cautious — removing bacon will increase consumption of carbohydrates which are harmless and therefore public health should not discourage visible fats at all since hidden fats are impossible to control.
• D. Critique: Accurate — visible fats are always the main source of unhealthy lipids, and hidden fats in processed items generally consist of healthier unsaturated oils, so focusing on visible items is sufficient.

Answer: (A)