Diet Soda May Be The Ultimate Thirst Quencher – But Here’s The Dramatic Impact It Has On Your Body

It’s a hot day, and you’re looking for some refreshment. What better than a can of diet soda? So, you crack open the can and start to enjoy the delicious fizzy drink. But from the first sip, the soda is proving that far from being good for your health, it may be damaging your body.

Health organizations don’t actually care much for diet soda. Even though it’s a drink that is supposed to be good for you, it doesn’t find itself listed as such by any major organization. The American Heart Association urges us to “limit low-calorie sodas.” Elsewhere, the Center for Science in the Public Interest tells us it’s best to give artificial sweeteners a miss.  

This hasn’t stopped diet soda from becoming popular, though. The drink was invented back in the 1950s as a way to provide something sweet for people with diabetes, according to Healthline. And it soon became popular with consumers who wanted to cut sugar from their diet or keep their weight down. After all, having your sodas without sugar is a great way to do both.

We all know that having excess sugar can be really bad for our health. Sweet drinks tend to be packed with fructose – a simple sugar that fires up hunger and makes you want to eat. As a result, people who enjoy sugared drinks tend to weigh more than those who don’t, several studies have found. Too much sugar also increases the risk of diabetes.

So it’s no surprise at all that people who don’t want the sugar but do still want to enjoy a soda turn to the diet variety. The latter tastes a lot like its sugary counterparts and uses substitutes such as aspartame or saccharin to provide the sweetness. And the companies that make the diet drinks are happy to say that they are better for you than their other sodas.