Soda diet

If you drink diet soda to help you lose weight, news flash: it won't work. During a recent study, diet soda drinkers lost an average of pounds in weeks. But before reaching for a 12-pack, read this.

CNN)Gulping down an artificially sweetened beverage not only may be associated with health risks for your body, but also possibly your brain, a new study suggests. Artificially sweetened drinks, such as diet sodas, were tied to a higher risk of stroke and dementia in the study. Diet Coke and diet sodas are kind of like the getaway driver in a bank robbery. Sure, they didn't technically rob the bank, but they are guilty by association.

A follow-up study found that people who drank diet soda daily were almost three times as likely to develop stroke and dementia when . Diet Coke Exposed: What Happens One Hour After Drinking Diet Coke, Coke Zero Or Any Other Similar Diet Soda. This story looks at recent studies about diet soda and their health risks. WebMD discusses the facts about diet soda and whether it truly causes weight gain.

In fact, daily diet soda drinkers grow ½ more inches of belly fat each decade than those who don't drink the stuff, according to a recent study. A new study connecting daily diet soda consumption with Alzheimer's and stroke is making the rounds. It's being seriously overblown.