Artificial sweeteners are one of diet soda's main ingredients.<br />But studies have shown that the artificial sweeteners within diet sodas can cause a series of health problems.<br />According to Business Insider when we drink diet soda, the sweetness tricks our body into thinking it's real sugar.<br />But when those energy-packed calories don't arrive, the insulin has nothing to store.<br />That's why drinking diet soda is associated with metabolic syndrome.<br />Metabolic syndrome means increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, and weight gain.<br />Those symptoms can lead to diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
