Hi Barb, I appreciate your thoughtful reply yet did you by chance go to the website I listed. The information is interesting and much of it seems to be well-documented. I too had received an e-mail several months ago from somebody about aspartame but I have not previously seen so much data about it in one location. I would be interested to hear what you think about the info listed on any of the hyperlinks. There are press releases noted and interviews with various people... one of them is entitled Greed vs. Health- which will win? http://web2.airmail.net/marystod/nutriton.html Thanks, Alison