[Are sugar-free drinks really healthier than regular drinks? Be careful the more you drink, the fatter you get! ] Now, many people like to drink beverages with 0 sugar, 0 calories and 0 fat, thinking that the three “0” beverages can not only satisfy their cravings, but also do not gain weight. Is this really true? #Research finds that drinking sugar-free carbonated drinks is more likely to gain weight. According to experts, the sweetness of diet drinks comes from sweeteners, which can increase people’s cravings for real sugar and increase the risk of diabetes. Water is still the healthiest drink.