Top 8 Reasons To Stay Away From Diet Sodas While Pregnant

  1. You can have increased weight gain

The Washington Post reported:

Meghan Azad, a researcher at the University of Manitoba, and others reviewed dozens of studies about the long-term health effects of sugar substitutes, trying to see whether there was a prevailing trend.

The study found that not only were artificial sweeteners dodgy when it came to weight management, but people who drank them routinely had an increased body mass index and risk of developing cardiovascular disease.”

So, the primary reason people opt for diet sodas in the first place may very well have the opposite effect on your waistline.