Carbonated drinks known as sparkling, fizzy, seltzer and soda waters are thought to impact the waistline. A new study weighs in, but don’t expect too much.

No fizzy water was consumed as part of this study either. The effect of hemodialysis is said to mimic the effect of carbon dioxide in the blood—which increases the pH or alkalinity inside red ...

Fizzy water might aid weight loss by boosting blood glucose uptake and metabolism-the rate at which the body uses and converts energy-but the effects are so small, drinking it can't be relied on ...

Frequent drinking of fizzy drinks or fruit juice is associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to new findings . The research also found that drinking more than four cups of coffee per ...

"Add fizzy drinks to water in a vase to keep cut flowers fresh longer," he said. "The sugar feeds the stems, prolonging their life." Pour about a quarter of a cup of soda into the water in a vase ...

Unfortunately, it looks like sparkling water isn’t a miracle weight loss remedy. Christian Moro/ Shutterstock. Looking at these numbers, fizzy water will probably not have a measurable effect on ...