Diet Soda Increases Risk for Metabolic Syndrome

One common question I get when treating patients who are overweight, or have elevated blood sugar, or the beginnings of metabolic syndrome is: is it better to drink diet soda instead of regular soda?

A study published in the journal Circulation tracking 9,514 adults over 9 years, it was shown that consuming just one diet soda a day increases one's risk of developing metabolic syndrome by 34%. This is significant considering that those people who ate the most fried food increased their risk by 25%. It's still unclear why this is so-if it's because of some chemical in diet soda or perhaps because of some other behavior or foods eaten by people who also drink diet soda.

Better to drink filtered water or tea if you want to be healthy.