> It seems to me that the use of artificial sweetener is strongly associated with health problems such as morbid obesity and diabetes Yeah. Cause and effect se

> It seems to me that the use of artificial sweetener is strongly associated with health problems such as morbid obesity and diabetes Yeah. Cause and effect seems to be reversed here. I started using sweeteners because of my coffee consumption and watching the effect it was having on teeth. Later on cut the sweeteners completely, just because they don't taste as good as actual sugar, so why bother. I don't think most are as bad as some people believe. A lot of it has probably to do with the notion that they are 'artificial'. Well, no more so than pure sugar. Go chew on some sugar cane if you want something more "natural" :) Even that must be done in moderation.