Water v. Diet Soda For Weight Loss

Replacingdiet soda withplain water might help you lose more weight, especially if you’re already on a diet. Researchers at the University of Nottingham in the UK recruited 89 overweight and obese women ages 27 to 40 who usually drank diet sodas at lunch and asked half of them to switch to water. The others were instructed to continue drinking diet sodas after lunch five times a week for the 24-week duration of the study. Of the 89 women who initially enrolled, 62 completed the study. Those who switched their lunchtime drink to water lost about 8.8 kilograms (19.4 pounds), compared to 7.6 kilograms (16.8 pounds) for the women who continued to drink diet soda. Another plus: the research team reportedimprovements in insulin sensitivity in the women who switched to water. Even though the difference in weight loss between the two groups was small, diet drinks definitely have another downside. Earlier studies have linked them to obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. 
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