i don't usually lecture people on food, eating or health

even though i am vegan, my diet is horrible (i eat way too much AND a potato chip never was once self propelled). i smoke too

BUT i've talked about aspartame before and will again. it's POISON (in my personal opinion. of course i'm not a trained scientist but you'll never get me to change my mind). end of story

America's Deadliest Sweetener Betrays Millions, Then Hoodwinks You with Name Change

Aspartame is the most controversial food additive in history, and its approval for use in food was the most contested in FDA history. In the end, the artificial sweetener was approved, not on scientific grounds, but rather because of strong political and financial pressure. After all, aspartame was previously listed by the Pentagon as a  biochemical warfare agent!

It's hard to believe such a chemical would be allowed into the food supply, but it was, and it has been wreaking silent havoc with people's health for the past 30 years.

The truth is, it should never have been released onto the market, and allowing it to remain in the food chain is seriously hurting people -- no matter how many times you rebrand it under fancy new names....