In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn't the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners. Which of the following best support the statement?

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1. The passage contrasts the past (consumers rarely ordered low-fat ice cream) with the present ("that isn't the case today").

2. It gives reasons for the change: increasing health consciousness and a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods have made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.

3. Profitability driven by increased demand implies that store owners observe more customers buying low-fat ice cream now than before.

4. From these facts it follows that ice cream store owners no longer regard low-fat ice cream as an unpopular item—this directly aligns with the statement in option D.

FINAL_ANSWER: d

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