found that diet soda drinkers were more likely than regular soda drinkers to be obese.
yeah but that could be because they like to eat a lot and drink diet coke because regular coke is just a bit ‘too much.’
Yep, chow down at the all-you-can-eat buffet and then order a diet coke because “they’re on a diet.”
Most likely. Because frankly, diet soda does NOT:
-Contain a significant amount of energy.
-Cause any significant insulin spike.
Hence, diet soda making you fat would be something of a scientific miracle. Only epidemiological studies link diet soda to obesity, etc., but that says more about the crappiness of epidemiological dietary studies (a general phenomenon) than it does about diet soda.
The cancer and general health issues are more complicated. I don’t think it’s terribly dangerous, but I try to limit my consumption.
My biggest weakness is regular coke. (Liquid not powder :)). When I started my diet I found switching to diet didn’t help at all. I just cut down the amount of coke I drink from about 40 bottles a day to 1.