Findings published last month indicate that diet sodas unfortunately are not the way to enjoy soda without any of the ill effects. In fact, the study shows they could actually cause even more.
Diet sodas, or artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs), are based on the assumption that it's simply the sugar in soda or other sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) that cause Type II diabetes, weight gain leading to obesity and all the problems that come with it. However, with the sugar substitutes used in ASBs proving to have their own set of long term health risks, it seems that those looking to indulge their sweet tooth won't be able to have their cake and eat it too.
