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Environmental Nutrition
Can diet sodas really make you gain weight?
Recent headlines reporting that diet sodas can lead to weight gain have stirred up debate among health experts. While zero-calorie diet sodas have been a dieter's best friend for decades, recent research brings up the question: Do they really work?
Two studies presented in
The other side of the story. The research on diet soda and weight is far from conclusive. A
When you look at the field of research, some studies find diet soda is linked with weight gain, others reveal it aids weight loss, and some find no benefit at all. Why are the findings so confusing? You would expect the consumption of zero-calorie beverages to be uniformly linked with weight loss. The answer may be simply that obese people drink a lot of diet soda, which would explain the association between diet soda intake and higher weight in obese populations. And diet soda may encourage higher calorie intake of other food groups -- the old "diet soda and a brownie" habit. If people think they've been "good" by drinking a diet soda, they may indulge in high-calorie treats to reward themselves. For now, your best bet to keep your diet soda habit under control may be to drink more of the best zero-calorie beverages you can find -- plain water, coffee, or tea.
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Health - The Diet Soda-Weight Gain Debate