In article .com,
Jay Honeck wrote:

Half of a can of diet whatever will have me down with a headache you
could not imagine..

This is a bigger problen than many think..

This stuff converts to Methanol in your body...

Right. And Da Man invented AIDs to kill black people.

I believe *some* people are sensitive to *some* additives like
aspartame -- but let's not go down the "ban peanuts at the ballpark"
mentality because *some* people are allergic to them. Mary and I (and
the kids) have happily consumed only diet soda pop for decades. The
only side effect is that we are not overweight.

A single can of regular soda (AKA: Liquid Candy) per day will cause
you to gain several pounds per year. Most people consume far more
than one pop per day, and I could easily weigh 50 to 60 pounds more
than I do now (as, sadly, many acquaintances do) if I had not swore
off the stuff in the 1980s.

It's a healthier alternative to sugared soda, IMHO.
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I HATE the aftertaste of ALL artificial sweeteners! They leave a cloying
feeling on the tongue (YECCH!).

One time I was given a sample of a "health drink." A few minutes later,
while walking around the store, It felt like my tongue was coated with a
taste deadener. I went back to the sample stand and found out that the
stuff had Splenda in it. Aspartame and saccharine have the same effect.