Diet drinks actually fuel obesity, researchers claim

Contrary to popular perception, diet drinks may actually make you overweight. Are you wondering how? This is because these low-calorie beverages increase our cravings for sweet and unhealthy food and even trigger type 2 diabetes, researchers say.

Scientists at the University of Texas assessed the lifestyles of 749 Mexican-American and European-American people, for a period of nine years, in which 466 participants survived. They kept a track of the number of fizzy drinks each person consumed and whether or not they were diet drinks.

The researchers discovered that those who drank at least one diet drink a day gained at least three in inches to their waistlines, according to a report published in the Daily Mail.