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Assertion (A): Artificial sweeteners are added to the food to control the intake of calories.
Reason (R) : Most of the artificial sweeteners are inert and do not metabolise in the body.

A

(A) and (R ) both are correct statement but reason does not explain (A)

B

(A) and (R ) both are correct statements and (R ) explains the (A)

C

Both (A) and (R ) are wrong statement

D

(A) is correct statement and (R ) is wrong statement

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