This January 17, 2014, NPR: The Salt article talks about ongoing research that looks at diet sodas and whether they help or hinder with weight loss. The findings seem to be indicating that people who drink diet sodas tend to eat more calories worth of solid food than folks who drink regular sodas. They also found that folks who drink diet sodas tend to gain weight and are more likely to become obese then people who don’t drink diet sodas.
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