I don't have any soft drinks day to day I just drink water or milk, only time I come across even lemonade/Vimto will be rare occasions I use them to mix with spirits like Jack or Tequilla. Coca-Cola and the like have always been evil shit and we just don't know what else is out there. Anyone who uses a highly addictive drug just to boost sales is dodgy IMO.

Splenda is brand name and its Sucralose, meant to be much more sweeter than sugar but with no or little calories, I consume that in my whey protein powder and it sends me whappy sometimes, proper short fuse at trivial things. Lots of people say the same.

What was that other chemical beginning with A that is in lots of products like biscuits, baked goods and was all over the BBC news a while back? Meant to cause major cancers and all sorts.