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- University of Liverpool researchers reported diet sodas matched water for weight loss in a randomized trial.
- The trial enrolled 493 English adults with overweight or obesity who drank at least two 33 ml servings daily.
- Average loss was 3.7 kg for water drinkers and 4.8 kg for sweetened-drink drinkers, a non-significant difference.
- The WHO’s 2023 conditional recommendation advises against non-sugar sweeteners for weight control.