Metabolic syndrome and Diet Soda?

Zero Carbs, Zero Calories, and only a few miligrams of sodium in an entire bottle of soda, why not? Yes people, this is what diet soda consists of, nothign but water and chemicals for taste. People have been drinking diet soda hoping to lose weight for years now, but why have these people not been satisfied. Yes it can very well be because of their behavior, most people will indulge inother places if they have a diet soda, for a balance effect. But maybe it is something more, than behavior, maybe it is the diet soda who is doing all this. Diet soda is now linked to metabolic syndrome,which consists of abdominal obesity, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and high blood pressure. Who ever would have thought this could happen, something wiht nof at opr calories could give youa belly, something with no sugar can raise your blood sugar, or something with hardly any sodium could raise your blood pressure? Well, a study was conducted by a few researchers, and the results were astounding. People ages 45 to 64 were monitored for nine years, the people whod rnak diet soda regularly had a 34% higher risk for developing some of these aspects of metabolic syndrome than peopel who do not drink diet soda. Lyn M. Steffen, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota said, "Why is this happening? Is there some kind of chemical in the diet soda..." I think this needs to be thoroughly investigated and figured out soon. I have been saying diet soda is no good for you for years and I refuse to drink it. But I would like to know for sure once and for all.