SF is full of this. I've seen places proudly announce they're selling tea (green tea at that) with sugar, but "not that chemical stuff". They literally believe

SF is full of this. I've seen places proudly announce they're selling tea (green tea at that) with sugar, but "not that chemical stuff". They literally believe that eating sugar is better than sucralose or similar substitutes. When pressed, it's because "it's a chemical", "it's unnatural", or my favorite, "the FDA was corrupted into approving it". They claim all sorts of maladies, but aren't ever able to cite anything. They also ignore how not only the FDA, but every other food safety body, as far as Singapore, have also approved it. I cut out all aspartame and sucralose for a few months, and those people were shocked that I noticed no difference - so sure they were of evil chemicals hurting my, I dunno, being. I actually carry sucralose around in SF, as some restaurants won't have any zero glycemic index sweeteners. Sorta like MSG. Double blind trials of people that claim MSG sensitivity show no problems. Yet "No MSG" is touted all over and people swear it's real. To be really annoyed, read up on Golden Rice. Here's a rice mod that can literally save thousands of children annually, but anti "GMO" try to stop it because "we should just give all the kids supplements".