Not only does diet soda NOT make you lose weight, but the sugar substitute chemicals in it put you at risk for developing some serious health conditions. For example, one study revealed that if you drink diet soda every day, you’re 67% more likely to develop diabetes. (9) Further, the Framingham Heart Study found that people who drink more than one diet soda a day have a 56% increased chance for developing metabolic syndrome (including coronary artery disease and stroke). (10)
References:
9. Nettleton JA, Lutsey PL, Wang Y et al. Diet soda intake and risk of incident metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), Diabetes Care. 2009;32(4):688-694.
10. Dhingra R, Sullivan L et al. Soft drink consumption and risk of developing cardiometabolic risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged adults in the community. Circulation. 2007;116:480-488.
