[DanBC]

> Do any brands really advertise drinking their diet soda as a method of (actual) weight loss? I can't think of any that actually present it this way.

Diet brands are pretty old. I guess when they were introduced the advertising regulations were less strict.

Here's a horrible ad-infested 23 page collection of diet coke ads for the past 30 years.

(http://www.tressugar.com/Diet-Coke-Commercials-From-80s-2434...)