No evidence sugar-free soft drinks aid weight loss – study

Academics say no evidence to support perception that ‘diet’ drinks are healthier than full-sugar versions
Soft drinks made with artificial sweeteners, such as diet colas, do not help people lose weight and may be as big a part of the obesity problem as the full-sugar versions, academics have said.
A paper by researchers at Imperial College London and two universities in Brazil contends that artificially sweetened beverages, often called diet drinks, are just as big a problem as those