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Hands Off the Soda, Especially Diet Soda

Drinking soda in general isn’t the best thing for your health, but neither is drinking diet soda. According to some sources, drinking diet soda is even more hazardous to your health than regular soda. In 2005, a study conducted by Sharon P. Fowler, MPH, and colleagues at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio found that drinkers of diet soda did not lose weight.

Lose the Diet Soda to Lose Weight

Researchers at Perdue University believe the artificial sweeteners in diet sodas may disrupt your body’s ability to “count” calories based on taste. The result:  You end up overeating. In fact, diet soda drinkers may be more likely to gain weight than those who drink regular sugared soda.

Tip Talk: Saying No to Soda

From our Daily Tips: "Hands off the soda, especially diet soda."

Okay, let’s not fool ourselves. Drinking soda in general isn’t the best thing for your health, but neither is drinking diet soda. In fact, according to some, drinking diet soda is even more hazardous to your health than regular soda.