Top 8 Reasons To Stay Away From Diet Sodas While Pregnant

  1. It could cause birth defects

Parents revealed a study that hasn’t been talked about much, but can have profound implications on your developing baby:

Diet sodas, which contain artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, could also affect a growing fetus. “A study from 15 years ago showed that aspartame causes birth defects,” says David Elmer, M.D., an ob-gyn at Nantucket Cottage Hospital in Nantucket, Massachusetts.”