Patient Resource Bibliography: Soda, Diet Drinks, and Health

Below is a curated list of trusted medical and scientific sources discussing how sugar-sweetened beverages and artificially sweetened (diet) sodas affect health, metabolism, and weight. All articles/links are active at the time of publication, but this is subject to change. This is for general education purposes only. Please do not make any dietary modification without the guidance and supervision of your healthcare provider.

1. Artificially Sweetened Beverages Beyond the Metabolic Risks: A Systematic Review

Source: Cureus

Full text: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9891650/

2. Is Diet Soda a Healthy Choice?

Source: University Hospitals

Link: https://www.uhhospitals.org/blog/articles/2024/06/think-diet-soda-is-a-healthy-choice-think-again

3. Sad but True: Diet Sodas Are Bad for Your Health

Source: Cleveland Clinic

Link: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/3-reasons-you-should-kick-your-diet-soda-habit

4. Diet Soda and Cancer Risk: What you should know

Source: MD Anderson Cancer Center

Link : https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/diet-soda-and-cancer-risk--what-you-should-know.h00-159775656.html

5. Water Intake of Diet Drinks Associated with Two-Fold Rate of Diabetes Remission in Women

Source: American Diabetes Association

Link: https://diabetes.org/newsroom/press-releases/water-instead-diet-drinks-associated-two-fold-rate-diabetes-remission-women

6. Diet Soda Intake and Long-Term Increase in Waist Circumference Among Older Adults

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4498394

7. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Increase Fat Storage in Liver, Muscle, and Visceral Tissue

Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523026588

8. Diet Soda & Sugar-Sweetened Soda Consumption in Relation to Diet Quality

Source: Calif J Health Promot.

Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6428592

9. Zero Weight Loss From Zero-Calorie Drinks?

Source: Harvard Health Publishing – Harvard Medical School

Link: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/zero-weight-loss-from-zero-calorie-drinks-say-it-aint-so-2021032222204

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