Are diet sodas helping or hindering weight management efforts? Coca-Cola blasts ‘meritless’ lawsuit

Are brands misleading shoppers by using the term âdietâ to describe soda sweetened with high intensity sweeteners such as aspartame? The argument â outlined in lawsuits vs the makers of Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi and Diet Dr Pepper - is a âstretch,â according to one attorney we spoke to, although others say the term 'diet' is becoming more problematic.