Diet Soda Increases Fat?

[SCPrl]

I know that water is much better, and that it's not really much of a diet aid, but every now and then I just love a diet Mountain Dew.
question is whether or not you guys think diet soda increases fat.
It doesn't seem like it should, but if the general consensus is that it does, I'm definitely taking a step back.

[Boss Man]

Prohably not to any great extent. It's pretty much Sugar free, so unless you drank about 400-500+ excess calories fron Diet drinks per day, then you might have a problem.

[ultimatehlth]

Diet soda does not cause weight gain. The problem is consumers think they can eat something extra because of the calories saved in the diet drink and usually consume more than they normally would. So, if you drink a diet soda just don't over eat. Try to limit to 1 a day and stay with water, green tea, and non-sweetened coffee instead.

[NickiAnderson]

There are numerous studies being done on the effects of diet soda and how your body responds. I know when I finally gave up diet soda, I felt significantly better (stopped having headaches) and ate less, yep ate less. Diet soda often set off a craving for food, perhaps because the soda had no calories and body was asking for something of substance vs. empty calories. I encourage more H20 and get rid of soda. Even if it isn't directly responsible for weight gain, or difficulty losing weight, it's just not a healthy option.

[Boss Man]

Wel if drinking more water makes you look that good at 48, perhaps more people should do it.

Nothing forward or cheesy meant by that, but you must be doing a few things to be proud of, because you actually don't look over 40 at all, so WELL DONE on that, whatever you do to look young .

[Lindsipettit]

weight actually kept plateauing so I totally cut out diet DP to see what it did. I stopped having headaches and have not plateaued in weeks! I feel less bloated. I know that consuming the "fake" sugar is not good for you. Plus all the sodium in it isn't good either.