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Question
Sugar is the main source of energy as it produces energy on metabolic decomposition. But these days low calorie drinks are more popular, why?
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Solution
In low calorie drinks, some artificial sweetening agents (like aspartame, alitame, sucralose, saccharin etc). are present which are often many hundred times sweeter than sugar but do not metabolise and hence, do not produce any energy.
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