Why are diet sodas bad for weight loss?

Everyone knows that drinking regular soda is bad for you – it's full of sugar! But what about diet soda? It's zero calories and has the same great taste, so it MUST be the better alternative if you want to lose weight, right? Well, not so much. Here's why. read more

Diet Soda Drinkers Who Diet Lose Weight Popkin cites research, including his own, showing that people who drink artificially sweetened sodas as part of a calorie-restricted diet lose weight. So does Maureen Storey, PhD, who is senior vice president of science policy for the American Beverage Association. read more

Diet soda is calorie-free, but it won't necessarily help you lose weight. Researchers from the University of Texas found that over the course of about a decade, diet soda drinkers had a 70% greater increase in waist circumference compared with non-drinkers. read more

Weight loss is triggered by a caloric deficit. i.e. more calories out than calories in. Diet Sodas in terms of calories are next to nothing (I think 1 serving of diet coke is approximately 9kj, give or take). So no it isn’t bad for weight loss. read more