A new study has found that people drinking diet coke would be induced to eat extra calories. These calories estimated to be about 200 calories per day. This comparison was made in the study between kids who drank diet coke and kids who took only water. A surprising study that was found was that kids taking diet coke consumed approximately the same calories as the kids who were taking regular coke. The lead author of the study suggests that the findings in the study challenges the claim that diet cokes are good for reducing weight and cutting down on calories intake. He states that the best choice for kids is nothing but water. According to past studies, kids consume lots of sweeteners in foods and drinks, not just in soda and beverages. Another study conducted in 2017 showed that the amount of sweeteners consumed has jumped by about 200 percent between 1999 and 2012. That shows these sweeteners are popular, yet despite that scientists don’t know their effect on reducing weight and consumption of calories. This recent study has confirmed the fact that taking diet cokes doesn’t make one take less calories and thereby reduce weight.

Key Takeaways:

• New data suggests that diet soda drinkers, far from consuming less, average an extra 200 calories per day.
• Dr. Allison Sylvetsky believes the data points to water being the truly best choice of beverage for kids and teens.
• Data suggests that the consumption of low calorie sweetening agents, available in many products, jumped significantly from 1999 to 2012.

“Opting for low-calorie sodas means you’re more likely to eat extra calories, scientists in the US found.”

Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8981610/diet-coke-weight-loss-eat-more/