5 Negative Effects of Diet Drinks

Be careful while substituting regular drinks with their diet and zero-calorie versions.

Be careful while substituting regular drinks with their diet and zero-calorie versions.

1. Artificial fizz
Bubbles and sparkles in make liquids fun to consume. In order to attract more consumers and sell more production, nowadays manufacturers invent new versions of the same drinks. Some of them are unhealthy. And the bubbles are not their worst features. Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose, aspartame, and saccharin are far more harmful. Let as admit that losing weight while damaging your body is not an option at all.

2. Chemicals numb your taste buds
Chemicals are added into diet drinks in order to make the taste and flavor more distinct. However, unnatural sweeteners numb your senses and you stop recognizing aromas of natural drinks and foods. This was first described by Brooke Alpert who wrote The Sugar Detox. You cannot cheat your body either, Even though artificial sweeteners have zero calories, your body responds to it by producing insulin and, as we all know, insulin is responsible for fat storage.