date:Aug 21, 2012
suggested a correlation between higher consumption of artificially sweetened soft drinks and increased prevalence of overweight and obesity. However,it is unclearwhether artificial sweeteners actually cause weight gain, or whether overweight individuals are more likely to consume artificially sweetened drinks in an effort to control their weight.
While the studys authors found increased consumption of sugar-free soft drinks, they found little change in consumption of foods containing low-calori