With sodas of all kinds becoming a large source of calories in American are diet sodas really helping to lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes? New studies contradict the studies of the past and now researchers believe even diet sodas can contribute to the risk of type 2 diabetes even though they may be sugar free.
Key Takeaways:
- Diet sodas and other “sugar free” drinks can significantly increase risk of Type 2 diabetes, like regular sodas.
- Drinking just one diet soda per day can increase risk of Type 2 diabetes by 67 percent.
- In recent years, children have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in record numbers and should be instructed to eliminate all types of soda from their diets.
““Soda, whether regular or diet, is a dietary waste. Sodas have little nutrients, and have a long list of side effects. For people with diabetes, diet soda has been associated with weight gain and symptoms of metabolic syndrome. Some sweeteners in diet soda even cause sugar and insulin spikes in the blood.””