This is from the Harvard Medical School Blog and it is really scary......
Researchers analyzed health data from nearly 3,000 adults who had filled out diet surveys and determined their incidence of stroke or dementia over 10 years. The findings were alarming.
Compared with people who said they didn’t consume diet drinks, those who had at least one per day suffered three times more strokes and were three times more likely to develop dementia. Consumption of regular (non-diet) soft drinks was not linked to a higher risk of these brain problems. And the results were unchanged when accounting for other important factors such as gender, diet, smoking, and physical activity.