Dee.Dee wrote:

>
> "Default User" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Damaeus wrote:
> >
> >
> > > God, why would you want to? I know there are diabetics out there
> > > who have to limit their intake of regular sodas, but I think
> > > drinking drinks with aspartame is not a good idea.
> >
> > I've been drinking diet sodas for 30 years. Why waste empty
> > calories on a sugar (or these days HFCS) solution, when you can
> > spend them on far tastier things?

> I have a 'very-close' relative who smoked unfiltered cigarettes from
> age 15 to age 89. It finally got him. Cigarettes are good for you,
> too.

What the hell are babbling about? I didn't use my experience to say
that it was safe. I said, "why waste calories on sugar solution".
There's no credible medical evidence that aspartame is detrimental to
health, unlike with smoking.





Brian

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