How to tame your sweet tooth

Ditch diet drinks

Diet drinks may seem like the ideal solution for those battling sugar cravings. However, while diet drinks may be low in kilojoules, research by the Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found that consuming diet drinks can actually increase your waist circumference and lead to weight gain, which is believed to be because artificial sweeteners trigger appetite and can actually exacerbate sugar cravings as your body craves the “real thing”.

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