Slimming My Waistline One Diet Soda at a Time

Once again, there’s proof that low-calorie foods and beverages can help you lose weight. Food Navigator recently reported that a meta-analysis was conducted on 16 previously conducted aspartame studies. In all 16 of the studies, aspartame and its effect on caloric intake and body weight were measured. 15 of the 16 studies used caloric intake as the measurable. The average weight loss for the 16 studies was 0.4 pounds per week. I’ll take a weight loss of 0.4 pounds per week any day!

I’m a science dork so I always find myself really interested in new research, especially if it pertains to my love for diet soda. If you’re not all that into science then let me sum it up for you: A food or beverage with no calories in it will NOT, I repeat not, cause you to gain weight and can help you to lose weight. It follows logic that replacing a high-calorie snack with something with no calories would help you to lose weight but some critics believe low-calorie sweeteners such as aspartame might actually cause you to gain weight. I’m no scientist but this thought process is absolutely preposterous to me. This meta-analysis only further proves what science already demonstrates: Aspartame can help people cut calories without sacrificing on taste.

Anyways, another point for aspartame.