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Should I kick my diet soft-drink habit? Where do I start?
The Conversation
12/11/2025
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Abstract
The average Australian drinks almost 60 litres of soft drink a year. Many people see diet soft drinks as a “healthier” choice than regular ones, and when it comes to sugar, that’s true. For example, a 375 millilitre can of Coca-Cola contains about seven teaspoons of added sugar (almost to 40 grams). That’s close to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) daily recommended limit for added sugars of 50g. In comparison, the Diet Coke version is sweetened with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and does not contain sugar. So if you reach for diet soft drinks, is that so bad? Or is it worth giving them up too?
Details
- Title
- Should I kick my diet soft-drink habit? Where do I start?
- Creators
- Emily Burch - Southern Cross UniversityLauren Ball - The University of QueenslandMackenzie Derry - The University of Queensland
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991013329328602368
- Academic Unit
- Allied Health and Midwifery; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Magazine article