Saturday, October 02, 2021

Looking to lose weight? Diet drinks might not be the sweet spot, according to new USC study


https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/929587


 News Release 28-Sep-2021
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Keck School of Medicine of USC


A synthetic aftertaste might not be the only side effect of switching to diet soda, especially if you’re trying to lose weight.

Drinks that contain the artificial sweetener sucralose may increase food cravings and appetite in woman and people who are obese, according to a new study by led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Just published in JAMA Network Open, the study is one of the largest to-date to examine the effects of an artificial sweetener, also called a nonnutritive sweetener (NNS), on brain activity and appetite responses in different segments of the population.

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