Have read that diet drinks are better than sugary drinks at the moment in terms of sugar consumption but that the diet drinks make you crave other sugars later. So you consume a diet soda but then want a bigger piece of cake later in the day. I often give up diet sodas and sweets for Lent and after a few weeks I feel calmer, lighter, and better, with more energy and better, deeper sleep.
Aspartame is an excitotoxin like MSG.
“So you consume a diet soda but then want a bigger piece of cake later in the day.”
NOT my experience. I use artificial sweeteners in coffee and yogurt, and I have nearly zero sugar consumption. Very low carbs overall - bordering on a carnivore diet.
Sometimes a sweetener is just a way of making something sweeter. Doesn’t make me grab some cake or cookies or ice cream later on...possibly because we don’t even HAVE those things in the house!