Diet Coke might be on the verge of extinction

Yikes! It looks like our sugar-free fizzy drinking days are numbered.

According to Engagement Labs – a company that analyses consumer habits – people are no longer drinking Diet Coke.

Over the last few years, low calorie sodas have received a heap of negative press.

This is mainly due to reports that they contains a lot of artificial sweeteners, with researchers finding a link between zero-calorie fizzy drinks and obesity.

And there seems to have been a rise in people ditching the diet beverage in favour of regular or healthier drinks, like water.

“Why regular soda is gaining momentum is hard to say for sure, especially given the 2015-2020 dietary guidelines released earlier this year,” Alexandra Miller, RDN, LDN, and corporate dietician at Medifast, told The Feast.

“The guidelines recommend limiting calories from added sugars to no more than 10 percent each day. That’s 200 calories, or 12 teaspoons of sugar, for a 2000 calorie diet.

"One 16-ounce bottle of cola has 52 grams of added sugar; that’s a little over 200 calories, or 13 teaspoons of sugar."

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But there's not need to rush to the shops to stock buy Diet Coke just yet!

The ‘chemical cocktail’ might not discontinue...

While many people are opting not to put it into their body, they are still purchasing it for its other practical uses, such as cleaning toilets, removing dust and removing paint.

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