If zero-calorie sweeteners didn't exist I feel like we would view discovering one as a holy grail/miracle drug
I bet a ton of obesity has been prevented just due to diet soda
Imagine if the same thing existed for carbs
#5 is like: I'm thankful that you can smoke a cigarette and not die immediatelly of it.
Do you think those are unhealthy too?
> Aspartame is one of the most rigorously tested food ingredients.[5] Reviews by over 100 governmental regulatory bodies found the ingredient safe for consumption at current levels.[6][7][8][9][10] As of 2018, several reviews of clinical trials showed that using aspartame in place of sugar reduces calorie intake and body weight in adults and children.
The same science claimed that DDT is safe, eating sugar is good, mRNA vaccines are safe, etc.