Question:
Does drinking diet soda help me lose weight or keep weight off?
Answer:
No
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MedHead Message:
Diet soda will not help you lose weight! The sugar substitute in the soda only fakes out your body into thinking it’s getting sugar, but when it doesn’t, your body subconsciously seeks out sugar elsewhere, thus resulting in weight gain. Have you EVER seen someone lose weight by artificial sweeteners? Didn’t think so! Don’t fall for it folks…You will never, ever lose weight with artificial sweeteners. Sorry.
References:
1. Fowler, S. et. al. Diet Soda Intake Is Associated with Long‐Term Increases in Waist Circumference in a Biethnic Cohort of Older Adults: The San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging. J Am Geriatr Soc 63: 708– 715, 2015. 2. Qing, Y. Gain weight by “going diet?” Artificial sweeteners and the neurobiology of sugar cravings.Yale J Biol Med. 2010 Jun; 83(2): 101–108. Published online 2010 Jun. 3. Pearlman, M. et al. The Association Between Artificial Sweeteners and Obesity. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2017 Nov 21;19(12):64. doi: 10.1007/s11894-017-0602-9.
