Diet Soft Drinks Not Healthy Alternatives Say Researchers

OMG! Two, count'em, two whole studies. Clearly, case closed.

Promoting diet soft drinks as healthy alternatives to sugar-sweetened drinks may be "ill-advised" researchers told a conference in the US this past week. The American Diabetes Association's 71st Scientific Sessions held in San Diego 24 to 28 June, learned how one study linked diet soft drink consumption to larger waistlines in older people and another study suggested heavy consumption of the artificial sweetener aspartame, commonly used in diet sodas and other foods, may help raise blood glucose, a high level of which increases diabetes risk.

Whatever it takes to lose the weight and become an intended-size human being is healthy eating for a fat person.

Period.