Again... it is about choices
I think that everyone would agree that sugar is not a bad product. It is simply a concentrated source of calories.
Since aspartame has been in use since 1981, I guess we should see the 20 year tumors showing up pretty soon.
I am just suprised how we can focus on a single product such as aspartame and worry that it is bad. It has been tested and tested and tested. Obesity is a real problem today. Lots of people die due to the complications and effects of obesity. If aspartame can be used to help reduce this problem, then lets use it.
If you are not dealing with a weight problem, then go ahead and drink Coke with sugar. These are really empty calories since you did not get them from a food source that had any other nutritional value. Frankly, I tend to worry about the the effect of the other chemicals in Coke rather than the sweetner.
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