The research on diet sodas has about as much clarity as a glass of Diet Coke. Here's a quick guide by PolitiFact to navigating the low-calorie beverage menu — and weaning yourself off sweet, fizzy ...

The Oct. 8 Post-Bulletin carried a lead story and editorial about adding a soda tax to promote weight loss. Weight is put on when one drinks a 12-ounce can of soda pop, up to 200 calories per can.

Diet soda might not be as bad for you as previously thought. (Dreamstime) Diet soda might not be as bad for you as previously thought. (Dreamstime) Just how bad is diet soda for you? It may be more ...

Dear Doctors: There is some folklore that diet pop is bad for you. I gave up sugar and most carbohydrates to help with weight and A1C control, but I continued to drink diet cola. What do the actual ...

Most people have a favorite soda they enjoy from time to time or on an everyday basis. Soda is served at almost every restaurant and is one of the most common beverages next to water and coffee. The ...

So, in an effort to lose some weight (and stop drinking so much), I've all but given up beer. I still have some here and there, but not like the 12-pack-over-a-weekend-plus-some-during-the-week habit ...

Here in the newsroom's manly pod, a sometimes cranky six-guy island of hunter-gatherer reporters, we talk fishing, football and whether diet soda causes weight gain. Male competition has evolved ...

Although low in calories and sugar, diet soda has no nutritional value. It also contains artificial sweeteners that have been linked to adverse health effects, but research is mixed. Share on ...