10 Reasons You Need to Stop Drinking Soda Today

4. Artificial sweetener can make you sick

Drinking diet soda is just as bad. Data is emerging that non-nutritive sweeteners like aspartame, saccharin, and sucralose may have a negative effect on metabolism, gut bacteria, and appetite.

Some studies suggest that common sweeteners trigger headaches or migraines in people prone to them. But even worse, the incidence of high blood pressure, diabetes, weight gain, and heart disease among people who drink diet soda regularly is no lower than for those who drink the non-diet version.

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