Coca-Cola just issued a press release recently saying their Diet Coke sales are way down due to the public's perception of aspartame. I love it! Even if it wasn't bad for us, which it definitely is, I wouldn't drink it. I took a few sips of it one day a few years ago and it gave me a head ache! If you check the FDA's website aspartame is one of the top reported on substances that accounts for migraines, headaches, insomnia, etc.