Is DIET SODA really that much better for me?

• NO!!! Even through you’d think fewer calories is a step in the right direction, diet soda is linked even more closely to obesity than regular soda.

• People who drank at least one diet soda every day had a 23% greater chance of becoming overweight than those who downed one regular soda.

• Consuming sugary-tasting beverages, even if they contain NO CALORIES, may lead to a high preference for sweetness overall and that diet drinkers have an increased RISK of developing TYPE 2 DIABETES and METABOLIC SYNDROME!

• Plus, those going no-cal with their sodas may unconsciously give themselves permission to eat a little more than they should at order times.

• Try to say NO to any kind of sodas, and YES to a water!