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Carbonated Water Cuts Snacking, Alcohol, Weight in Japanese Trial

5/10/2026

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A 12-week Japanese randomized trial found carbonated water cut weekly snacking by 1.39 times at week 4 and 1.49 times at week 12 (P = 0.018, 0.049) and reduced alcohol intake by 24.44 g per week at week 12 (P = 0.019).
Participants who drank the carbonated beverage lost 0.72 kg and their BMI fell 0.26 kg/m² (P = 0.036, 0.037).
AST and ALT decreased by 4.05 U/L and 9.47 U/L respectively (P = 0.034, 0.026) with no adverse events reported.

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A 12-week Japanese randomized trial found carbonated water cut weekly snacking by 1.39 times at week 4 and 1.49 times at week 12 (P = 0.018, 0.049) and reduced alcohol intake by 24.44 g per week at week 12 (P = 0.019).
Participants who drank the carbonated beverage lost 0.72 kg and their BMI fell 0.26 kg/m² (P = 0.036, 0.037).
AST and ALT decreased by 4.05 U/L and 9.47 U/L respectively (P = 0.034, 0.026) with no adverse events reported.