How and why are carbonated soft drinks, even without sugar or calories (like Dr. Pepper Zero), still considered ‘bad’ for your health?

Question

How and why are carbonated soft drinks, even without sugar or calories (like Dr. Pepper Zero), still considered ‘bad’ for your health?

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Answer 1

This is somewhat controversial in the US compared to other countries but the main reason is that they use artificial sweeteners which haven’t been studied for a long time and have had an ever evolving cautionary narrative change over time, ie going from being considered safe in the past to later find out it can cause cancer or some other initially unseen health risk