Diet beverage drinkers compensate by eating unhealthy food

Alcoholic drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with higher overall daily intakes, although people who drink diet beverages consume a greater percentage of non-nutritious food.
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Want fries with that diet soda? You aren’t alone, and you may not be “saving” as many calories as you think by consuming diet drinks. A new study that examined the dietary habits of more than 22,000 U.S. adults found that diet-beverage consumers may compensate for the absence of calories in their drinks by noshing on extra food that is loaded with sugar, sodium, fat and cholesterol.

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September 13, 2015 | Categories: Health and Medicine, Psychology, Weight Loss Science | Tags: diet, fat loss, health, lifestyle, peer reviewed, psychology, public health, science, weight loss | Leave a comment