Data from studies in adults and children provide little consistent evidence that artificially-sweetened beverages are likely to produce positive results with regard to body weight regulation.
In fact, according to the most recent consensus statement from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association,
“At this time,
there are insufficient data to determine conclusively whether the use of NNS to displace caloric sweeteners in beverages and foods reduces added sugars or carbohydrate intakes