Diet vs. Regular Soda, Nutritional Facts

This is a simple collection of five nutritional facts pages about diet and regular soda.

Diet Soda, Regular Soda, and Cancer

Published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, this study on cancer in populations that consume drinks containing aspartame gives specifics on one of many scientific approaches to the study of diet soda and the myth of its carcinogenic properties.

Caloric Content of Sodas, Diet and Regular

This site contains the calorie count of all major brands of soda, both diet and regular. You may be surprised at how many calories you're drinking per day.

Nutritional Facts About Diet Soda

From one of my favorite women's health sites comes a page breaking down the healthy (and some not-so-healthy) facts about diet sodas and other beverages.

Debunking a Diet Soda Conspiracy Theory

Snopes.com investiages a commonly-held myth that diet sodas actually contain far more calories than their manufacturers print on their labels. This page totally debunks that theory, and backs up a lot of my own beliefs about the relative health of diet soda consumption.

Facts About Diet Soda & Weight Gain

Men's Health Magazine lays out the truth behind using diet soda replacements to lose weight. One thing I disagree with on this page? The claim that diet soda drinkers have larger waistlines than people who drink regular soda. Still, this site has lots of facts about diet soda useful to people trying to change their liquid diet.