One of the first things to go when "fixing" a diet is that of sugary, calorie-dense beverages, especially the ones we all know and love.
Sodas, pops, soft drinks or however you call it, no doubt these drinks have a bad track record, to say the least.
However, removing soda from one's diet is much easier said than done.
We just enjoy the taste of sugar too much.
To combat this, some health advocates have proposed the use of diet sodas as an alternative.
But are these no-calorie derivatives truly better?
Or, might they actually be worse?
Let's find out.
Undoubtedly, the problem with sodas is its sugar content, commonly in the form of high fructose corn syrup.
Overconsumption of these sugars in general can lead to a myriad of issues such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, weight gain, and obesity.
