Only reason it is a huge deal is because people absolutely love products with artificial sweeteners. People from all walks of life.
I just never got a taste for them, the sweeteners stand out to me as disgusting. I'd much prefer real sugar and simply regulating my intake.
So in my mind, the fact that it's even being discussed only affirms my decision to stay away from any artificial sweetener. I noticed recently a vitamin drink I sometimes buy as a last resort contains steviol sweeteners which are based on the stevia plant, that's as far as I'm willing to stretch my own rules.
I just never got a taste for them, the sweeteners stand out to me as disgusting. I'd much prefer real sugar and simply regulating my intake.
So in my mind, the fact that it's even being discussed only affirms my decision to stay away from any artificial sweetener. I noticed recently a vitamin drink I sometimes buy as a last resort contains steviol sweeteners which are based on the stevia plant, that's as far as I'm willing to stretch my own rules.