Does diet soda make you fat?

Despite the fact that many people connect diet soda to obesity, the scientific research doesn't indicate that drinking diet soda makes you fat, according to WebMD. Research does show that people who drink diet sodas can become obese, but the studies do not link one with the other.

One theory behind the fact that many people who drink diet sodas become obese is that the sweeteners hinder the body's mechanism for evaluating the caloric content in food, according to WebMD.com. Another theory is that people feel like they can consume more calories elsewhere in their diet since they are drinking diet sodas, states the Huffington Post.