Diet debate: Are diet drinks a no-go?

[annie]

It's rare in life to have your cake and eat it. But are low-calorie sweeteners the guilt-free way to be naughty?

Nobody is going to claim that regularly drinking full-sugar pop is good for you with a 500ml bottle of cola containing around 200 calories.

But a diet version can come in at just the one calorie.

Simple logic would suggest that swapping a full sugar drink for a diet version cuts calories from your diet.

And yet such drinks have a mixed reputation. There is public concern about some sweeteners and groups of scientists have argued that low-calorie sweeteners may lead to weight gain and increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
It's rare in life to have your cake and eat it. But are low-calorie sweeteners the guilt-free way to be naughty?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34924036

[maureenho]

I don't drink fizzy pop.

[Rosalind]

Do not like sweeteners, they leave a nasty taste in my mouth, very rarely drink fizzy drinks.

[JaneJ]

Like you Rosalind, thye leave a funny taste in my mouth.
Very rare that I drink fizzy things too