Diet soda vs water: Study reveals which beverage is better for weight loss

RIGHT THE TIMELINE ON THIS IS MAD, SO FIRST THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL GETS NEARLY 500 PEOPLE WITH A BMI BETWEEN 27 AND 35 TO SIGN UP FOR A TWO-YEAR STUDY, AND THEN THEY SPLIT THEM INTO TWO GROUPS WHERE ONE HAD TO DRINK WATER AND THE OTHER CHUGGED DIET SODA SWEETENED WITH STUFF LIKE ASPARTAME. AFTER 104 WEEKS OF THIS, THE PEOPLE DRINKING THE DIET SODA ACTUALLY LOST ABOUT 10.6 POUNDS WHILE THE WATER GROUP ONLY LOST AROUND 8.2 POUNDS, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE EVERYONE ALWAYS TELLS US JUST TO DRINK PLAIN WATER FOR EVERYTHING, BUT HONESTLY WHO KNOWS IF THOSE ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS ARE ACTUALLY FINE OR WHAT THE LONG-TERM IMPACT IS, I AM JUST WORRIED ABOUT EVERYONE’S HEALTH IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. ANYWAY I NEED A WATER IMMEDIATELY.

I PROMISE I AM NOT BEING DRAMATIC BUT THIS STUDY OUT OF LIVERPOOL IS TELLING US THAT PEOPLE DRINKING DIET SODA FOR TWO YEARS ACTUALLY ENDED UP LOSING MORE WEIGHT THAN THE PEOPLE DRINKING PLAIN WATER. THEY TOOK OVER 400 ADULTS AND GAVE THEM ABOUT TWO CANS WORTH OF DIET DRINKS A DAY, OR WATER, AND THE SODA GROUP SHED OVER 10 POUNDS ON AVERAGE COMPARED TO EIGHT POUNDS FOR THE WATER GROUP. IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE CONSTANTLY BEING TOLD DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT WHAT WE ARE PUTTING INTO OUR BODIES AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE, BUT MAYBE JUST KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT YOU ARE DRINKING BECAUSE TWO YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO BE A GUINEA PIG FOR ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS. ANYWAY THIS SONG IS ACTUALLY MY FAVOURITE.

A two-year University of Liverpool study found that adults drinking diet beverages with non-nutritive sweeteners lost more weight on average than those who drank only water.

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