Diet Sodas

I know, you're thinking what in the world does diet soda have to do with Living Green in our dear county and it actually doesn't have a whole lot to do with it at all. I have just had such a concern about sodas and especially the diet kind because seems so many people drink them and still can't lose the weight. I found an article in the magazine called First and after reading it wanted to share this with everyone.
Weight management experts are still shocked over findings presented by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. They discovered that for each can of diet soda consumed daily, a person's risk of obesity increased 41 percent! The culprits behind this disturbing news: artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame and sucralose. These artificial sweeteners seem to disrupt the body's natural ability to count calories and sense fullness.
How can I connect this to being greener in your life? Maybe if we give up diet soda we can lose some weight, feel better about our health and in turn want to get out there and do more to make our county a healthier place to live. Am I stretching it a bit? OK I guess I am. :o)