You like to add sugar to your coffee. Why would you need 1 teaspoon of table sugar to make it as sweet as only 1/8 of a teaspoon of an artificial sweetener?
A) Artificial sweeteners have a greater affinity for the receptor that detects sweetness relative to table sugar.
B) Artificial sweeteners expand in the body once they encounter certain enzymes.
C) Artificial sweeteners bind to a wider variety of receptors that detect sweetness, whereas table sugar only binds to one.

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Artificial sweeteners are designed to be much more potent than table sugar, meaning a smaller amount is needed to achieve the same level of sweetness. This is because they have a greater affinity for the sweetness receptor, allowing them to activate these receptors more efficiently than table sugar.

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