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What experts really think about diet soda

By Angela Haupt

Editor, Health and Wellness

I start every day by cracking open a can of Coke Zero—the first of a few to follow. It turns out it's not as benign a habit as I hoped. Writer Perri Ormont Blumberg asked experts to make sense of the health risks linked with diet soda and share tips on how to cut back.

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Today's newsletter was written by Angela Haupt and edited by Mandy Oaklander.