>but high fructose corn syrup, and diet soda would be illegal Might want to check those facts. There's very little evidence that sucralose and aspartame are i

>but high fructose corn syrup, and diet soda would be illegal Might want to check those facts. There's very little evidence that sucralose and aspartame are in any way harmful, despite a considerable search effort spanning decades. Sugar alcohols and sweeteners like acesulfame potassium have a clean record too, excepting some digestive discomfort until you build a tolerance to them. Xylitol is actually good for you. As for HFCS, research suggests that it's only a problem because of how much of it is used. There's no good evidence that it's actually more harmful than any other simple sugar. HFCS is a problem because it's about the cheapest way to make food tastier, and eating loads of sugar is bad for you.