You have to do a hell of a lot of research to understand why you shouldn't trust the FDA, ADA, etc... so I won't go there because you wouldn't believe me or do the research yourselves anyways...
But one thing is for sure, do not trust Monsanto - the company that owns the artificial sweetener. Monsanto is poisoning the world through genetically modified plants and animals as well... their g.m. feed has been proven to sterilize animals that it feeds, as well as other unknown consequences... what happens when we eat these animals?
Monsanto, just like every other major international corporation, is in bed with our government. Don't trust the FDA to say that aspartame is safe... stay away from diet sodas.
If you are interested in actually finding out about aspartame, learn a bit about monsanto by watching this documentary on the company. It is well worth your time.
Watch Patent for a Pig Online Free at DocumentaryWire.com
You can find information on aspartame with a simple google search so I won't do that for you... if you are any good with doing research you will look at the third party websites for links to substantiated information that isn't going to be plastered all over the FDA website, rather than going straight to a government site to read what they tell you to think about it like everyone else does.
Also look up these chemicals: 50% phenylalanine, 40%
asparatic acid, and 10%
methyl alcohol <-methanol
