Does diet soda lead to gaining weight?

People who drink diet soda don't lose weight. They gain weight instead

An eight year long data collected at University of Texas shows that risk of being overweight increases by 41% for every can or bottle of diet soda consumed per day

The study does not show that diet soda causes obesity. According to researchers, something linked to drinking diet soda is also linked to obesity

According to a most plausible explanation, when our body tastes something that should have calories, it searches for those calories. When the calories are not found, it retaliates by stimulating the appetite for more calories. We wind up satisfying the appetite by eating more calories.

In summary, diet soda stimulates appetite