I'm just listening to the audiobook "The Coke Machine" about the history of Coca Cola. Fascinating what these characters were up to.
AFAIAC I say if people want to destroy themselves that's their business.
I have a friend who used to polish off 6 diet Pepsi a day. When I brought it to his attention that there is info out there that is pretty damning about these products, he simply said there is no proof of it...... I believe he said the magic words "Scientific Studies"... Duh I wonder why.... OK
I knew that was BS but he was considerably higher in the pecking order at my place of employ, and really it's not my business, so I just bowed out. He had MS to the point where it would take him 5 minutes to walk up stairs. Now he is too blind to work.
Now bear in mind that he is a very bright man, electrical engineer. Should have known better. Sometimes I wonder if it is really suicide by degrees....
For the record Aspartame has been studied and found to cause damage to the brain in mice to the point where it causes all kinds of neurological disorders . It breaks down and releases formaldehyde and diketopiperazine (known to cause brain tumors) after being stored in a refrigerator for only 10 weeks. I could go on and on about it but you get the picture.