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Diet soda does not cause weight gain. Diet soda makes you hungrier, and that makes you eat more and gain weight.
by mixedCase 10y ago
Diet soda does not cause weight gain.
Diet soda makes you hungrier, and that makes you eat more and gain weight.
- nitrogen 10y agoRoot cause vs. proximate cause. If artificial sweeteners prime the body to expect calories that it doesn't receive, and (or by some other mechanism) this causes later overeating, then it's fair to say that diet soda does cause weight gain. As an aside, I have a hypothesis that naturally focusing on proximate vs. root causes is actually a big contributor to the divide between major segments of the population.
- AstralStorm 10y agoControl being pure water, unsweetened coffee or caffeine solution? Give me proper science.