Sugar-Free Drinks Do NOT Help Lose Weight, Association between weight-loss and Diet Drinks is Biased, Experts

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Artificially sweetened drinks are no different and healthier than their counterpart surgery drinks as they do not help anyone wishing to lose weight fast, say experts. There is no theoretic study to support the claim that so-called sugar-free drinks or diet drinks can combat obesity and control weight gain.

Studies sponsored by industries of diet drinks show the association between weight loss and diet drinks which are biased and should not be accepted at genuine. But it is been a concern of experts that diet drinks which are artificially sweetened may lead to more consumption of calories.  

Random trials have produced mixed results and thus the healthiness of ASBs is inconclusive. Senior investigator Professor Christopher Millett, from Imperial College London's School of Public Health, said that he found no solid evidence on the claim that diet drinks have no sugar and aid in weight loss. This is all industry marketing effects of believing that, reports Mirror.

Diet drinks have negative environmental impacts also as to manufacture a half liter bottle of plastic requires 300 liter of water - a serious issue that should not be overlooked.

Dr. Maria Carolina Borges who is a co-author of the study from the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil says that lack of solid evidence on health risks of ASBs and that, they are not an adequate alternative to sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) should be taken seriously.  

Leading British nutritionist Professor Susan Jebb, from Oxford University said that people looking for losing their weight, the best is tap water. Dietician Professor Tom Sanders, from King's College London, says that the research made until today is just an opinion and not a systematic review of the evidence, according to Huffington Post.   

In his opinion maintaining healthy weight needs more hard work than replacing one product with another. It is vital to check that calories used match calories consumed and this requires an analysis of the whole diet and not just a drink!