Artificial sweeteners are an abomination. They have no nutritious value. They simply feed the appetite for sweet food, of which there is far too much available for good health. A bit like salt. People are addicted to the sweetness or saltiness, and thus lose their appreciation of the underlying food flavours. They were invented by chemists who were working for money-makers who cared (or knew) nothing about the welfare of the consumers of their stuff.
If you're going to try some, I'd suggest going for the stevia-based ones, as (for me, anyway) they don't have the nasty aftertaste that some other sweeteners seem to have.
Mozz; You could teach yourself not to enjoy sweet stuff. Life is better if you learn not to enjoy sweet tea or sweet pop. You don't have to worry about what you drink; you just drink what you enjoy, and sugar goes out of the window. It's not difficult.
Well, I seldom drink fizzy stuff anyway, so that isn't a massive problem. Tea, and especially coffee, I can't stand without sweetening. A couple of sweeteners isn't going to kill me (I hope)
it's virtually impossible to not eat aspartame these days it's in almost every processed food that has any sort of sweetener. eg next time you are in a supermarket try and find a cordial without it in.
Oh stop talking out your arris Athiest. Different people have different preferences with their food. I'm happy with my choice to have sweeteners rather than sugar, and when it comes to my diet, I'm the one who'll make the decisions thanks.