Diet Drinks And The Many Significant Health Risks
Diabetes

Diet soda greatly affects a person’s hormones, which may explain why so many people gain weight when they drink it. According to a study in Diabetes Care, drinking diet soda before eating a meal caused the pancreas to release insulin, a hormone that stores fat, among other things. Diabetes occurs when the pancreas becomes overworked from creating insulin. The more soda a person consumes means the harder their pancreas has to work and the greater the risk of diabetes.