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Friday, October 8, 2021

Diet soda may prompt food cravings, especially in women and people with obesity - NPR

 According to the article:

"The "diet" in diet drinks may be a false promise for some soda lovers. True, they deliver the fizz and taste of a soda experience, without the calories. Yet, new research shows they also can leave people with increased food cravings. ...

Given the new research, should diet-soda drinkers who are trying to reach a healthy weight give up on artificially sweetened drinks?

"People with obesity might want to completely avoid diet sodas for a couple of weeks to see if this helps to reduce cravings for high-calorie foods," Schmidt suggests."

Read the full source article:  Diet soda may prompt food cravings, especially in women and people with obesity - NPR

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