If you swap out sugary drinks and snacks for ones with artificial sweeteners, you might eat about 175 fewer calories a day, which could help you manage your weight.

If you swap sugary foods and drinks for ones with artificial sweeteners, you might lose about 1 kg and eat fewer calories—especially if you cut out a lot of sugar. But this only works if you’re replacing sugar, not just adding sweeteners on top.

Drinking diet soda instead of water doesn’t make you eat fewer calories — it only helps cut calories if you’re swapping it for sugary drinks instead.

If you swap sugary drinks like soda for diet drinks with artificial sweeteners, you might lose weight and reduce fat in your body and liver — especially if you’re overweight or obese.

Using sugar-free sweeteners doesn’t make you eat more fat or protein than if you used regular sugar or just drank water—so their main job is just to cut down carbs and calories.

If you swap sugar with sugar-free sweeteners, you’ll likely eat fewer carbs overall—mainly because you’re eating less sugar—and that might help your body manage blood sugar better.