10 Proven Ways To Help Reduce Stubborn Belly Fat

3. Skip the diet sodas as well

Cut out the diet sodas as well. Research has found an association between the consumption of diet sodas and a wider waist circumference.^[2]

There is also laboratory evidence that the widespread use of no-calorie sweeteners found in diet beverages may actually make it harder for people to control their food intake and body weight. One study has found that diet soda drinkers have a higher percentage of belly flab compared to those who don’t drink diet soda.

What to do: Don’t fool yourself by thinking diet sodas are helping you lose that belly, science has shown otherwise.