For years, I’d heard anecdotes about people who forsook diet drinks and felt their health improve seemingly overnight—better sleep, better skin, better energy. Besides the caffeine, they appeared to make no difference in how good or bad I felt at all. What, exactly, is anyone supposed to do with any of this information, except feel bad about the things they enjoy? It’s worth reviewing what is actually known or suspected about diet sodas and health. When everything is an ambiguously urgent health risk, it very quickly begins to feel like nothing is.

Source: The Star June 30, 2023 20:17 UTC