Diet soda has no calories, but can't be good for you, right?

PalmettoparkGuy

Wow, thanks for the info. I just threw away my diet soda.

You are correct. Not good.

Diet Soda Linked to Fat Gain! -Says Study

Diet soda Does NOT Help You Stay Trim!
~ new research reveals
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A study presented at an American Diabetes Association meeting this week shows
that drinking diet soda is associated with a wider waist in humans. And a second
study shows that aspartame -- an artificial sweetener in diet soda -- actually raises
blood sugar.
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"Data from this and other prospective studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas
and artificial sweeteners as healthy alternatives may be ill-advised," study researcher
Helen P. Hazuda, Ph.D., said in a statement. "They may be free of calories but
not of consequences."
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In the first study, researchers collected height, weight, waist circumference and diet
soda intake data from 474 elderly people who participated in the San Antonio
Longitudinal Study of Aging. They were followed up an average of 9.5 years later,
according to the research
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Researchers found that the diet soda drinkers had waist circumference increases
of 70 percent greater than those who non-diet soda drinkers. And people who drank
diet soda the most frequently -- at least two diet sodas a day -- had waist
circumference increases that were 500 % greater than people who didn't
drink any diet soda, the study said
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This isn't the first news illuminating diet soda's health risks. A study published earlier
this year found people who drink the beverage every day have a higher stroke
and heart attack risks. And UK researchers found earlier this month that sugary
drinks can dull taste buds, leading consumers to crave the sweet stuff even more