Assertion $(A)$: Consumption of buttermilk after a meal is beneficial.
Reason $(R)$: $LAB$ (Lactic Acid Bacteria) protects the stomach from harmful bacteria.

• A
  $A$ and $R$ are both true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$.
• B
  $A$ and $R$ are both true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$.
• C
  $A$ is true and $R$ is false.
• D
  $A$ is false and $R$ is true.