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Drink Swap Comparer

Compare your current drink pattern with a swapped version on calories, sugar and what the evidence says about each.

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This tool gives general information based on the research summarised in Diet Drinks: What the Evidence Actually Shows. It is not a medical device, does not diagnose, and does not replace advice from your clinician.

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What this is based on


Every output names at least one verified PubMed source. Identifiers were verified on 2026-10-11 in an earlier batch and carried over into this build; they were not re-queried here, and no retraction database was checked. Verification was at abstract level.


Zhang 2021
Zhang YB, Jiang YW, Chen JX, et al. Association of Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages or Artificially Sweetened Beverages with Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. Adv Nutr. 2021;12(2):374-383. doi:10.1093/advances/nmaa110. PMID: 33786594.
PMID 33786594 · observational meta analysis · weight 0.5 · abstract level
Choi 2026
Choi JH, Song S, Kim SK, et al. Health Effects of Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages: Umbrella Review and Evidence-Based Consensus Statement of the Korean Diabetes Association and the Korean Nutrition Society. Diabetes Metab J. 2026;50(1):32-46. doi:10.4093/dmj.2025.0848. PMID: 41531289.
PMID 41531289 · guideline recognized body · weight 0.9 · abstract level
Drouin-Chartier 2019
Drouin-Chartier JP, Zheng Y, Li Y, et al. Changes in Consumption of Sugary Beverages and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Results From Three Large Prospective U.S. Cohorts of Women and Men. Diabetes Care. 2019;42(12):2181-2189. doi:10.2337/dc19-0734. PMID: 31582428.
PMID 31582428 · observational study · weight 0.5 · abstract level
Valenzuela 2021
Valenzuela MJ, Waterhouse B, Aggarwal VR, et al. Effect of sugar-sweetened beverages on oral health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Public Health. 2021;31(1):122-129. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckaa147. PMID: 32830237.
PMID 32830237 · observational meta analysis · weight 0.5 · abstract level


Limits: Calorie and sugar figures are arithmetic on your inputs. The evidence statements are associations from cohort reviews and an umbrella review, not predictions about you.







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