Diet Soda Doesn't Help You Lose Weight...

Diet soda is falling out of style. According to research, low-calorie and zero-calorie soda sales have slipped about 7% over the past year. Perhaps people are realizing that the benefits of drinking diet soda just aren't there, especially if you're trying to shed pounds. 

According to the American Diabetes' Association, diet sodas can actually contribute to weight gain. 

How?

There are a few theories. First of all, scientists speculate that artificial sweeteners fool more than your palate; they also fool your brain. When you taste something sweet, your body naturally expects a calorie-load that diet beverages don't deliver. As a reaction, the metabolic system may start converting the sugar that's already circulating in the blood into fat, on the assumption that more has just come in that can be used as energy. 

In the alternative, the body may go in the other direction, burning through the circulating sugar so that the incoming soda doesn't leave you with much. But since the soda has no sugar at all, you wind up with a net loss-which  may lead to craving for candy or some other high-sugar snack.

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