Scott Keatley MPPD | RD | CDN | FAND
Where Metabolism Meets Momentum.
Is Diet Coke the “Millennial Cigarette”? Here’s What Science Says
SELF · November 17, 2025
Diet soda is not nutritionally neutral, but comparison and panic should not outrun the evidence. The useful questions are how often someone drinks it, what it replaces, and whether it helps or complicates broader health goals—not whether a provocative analogy makes it sound uniquely dangerous.