Diet drinks showed no clear weight-loss edge over water after two years

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261011/Diet-drinks-showed-no-clear-weight-loss-edge-over-water-after-two-years.aspx After structured support ended, researchers tracked weight regain, hunger, and metabolic changes to examine how daily beverage choices fit into long-term weight management. A recent randomized controlled trial (RCT) published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that participants who drank water or non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) beverages and participated in weight management programs lost weight and maintained some of that loss for two years. Based on the observations, NNS beverages could offer a flavored option alongside water during structured weight management, but the trial directly compared these beverages with water and did not establish cardiometabolic benefits.