Uhhh....some evidence or research please?
Let me throw something out for some of you Aspartame haters....
1. If the two amino acids that make up Aspartame were dangerous, in the very tiny amounts that they are, then explain to me why people who consume very large amounts of these 2 amino acids in their protein drinks do not feel the same?
2. Why isn't there a ban on certain fruits, and fruit drinks who also have methanol as a byproduct? In order for the methanol in the diet soda to have any effect, you would have to drink upwards of like 75 cans per day, months on end.
Most of the carcinogenic complaints were extrapolated from murine and rat models who are already at high risk of such diseases, and do not come close to representing the same for humans. Most murine models are at very high risk for tumors as it is to begin with. Humans are way different. Also, rats lack glutathione transferase systems like humans, which makes a huge difference in metabolizing compounds.
I think if diet sodas give a person a headache, they should just eliminate them, sort of like a person does who is sensitive to milk, peanut butter, cheese, eggs, veges, coffee, ephedrine, AAS etc. Doesn't mean it is the same or bad for everybody though.
If somebody can show me some real studies of negativity, then i'll take them in, but throwing up links to Mercola, studies where it was administered to animals brains and who also had underdeveloped blood-brain barriers, or that Sucralose is bad because it is a "chlorocarbon," etc.....doesn't cut it for me.
I like Stevia, but another thing to think about....there is literally tons of research done on both aspartame and sucralose with absolutely no for-sure proof that it is harmful, meanwhile only small and limited amounts of research has been done on Stevia.
Me likes all the sweeteners though, so no hating on Stevia either
Take it easy
BMJ
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