"Dennis Turner" > wrote in message >

>
> I have been drinking diet coke for about 20 years with no ill effects. If
> you are worried, I have inside information from a person who works for
> Coke that they are coming out with a new version of diet coke with the
> sweetener Splenda (non-aspartame). You will soon have a choice of which
> version to drink.

You might want to check with your friend. Splenda has come under the gun in
the last week or so because of false advertising - chlorine is used in its
manufacture.

Dora