Study links drinking carbonated water and weight gain

Dear Doctors: As part of a reducing diet, we like to drink plain carbonated water. There's no sugar in it, no additives and no sweeteners. But apparently there is a new study that says carbonated water leads to weight gain? Why would that be? Should we give it up?

Dear Reader: Carbonated water gets its bubbles by being infused with carbon dioxide gas under pressure. With no added sugars and no calo…