Most sugar-free drinks that don't contain aspartame use sucralose, or Splenda. Sucralose and Splenda are basically the same thing. Splenda is a particular brand of sucralose. Splenda and sucralose are ...

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is commonly found in chewing gum as well as other sugar-free food products. "In human studies, aspartame has been correlated with obesity and headaches ...

According to the WHO, the occasional aspartame-sweetened drink, yogurt or piece of sugar-free gum is safe, USA TODAY previously reported. Heavy users of aspartame are recommended to cut down.

You will find it on the ingredients list of many diet or sugar-free foods including diet drinks, chewing gums and some yoghurts. High profile drinks containing aspartame include Diet Coke ...

Famous brands containing the sweetener include Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Pepsi Max and 7 Up Free, but aspartame is in around 6,000 products ranging from toothpaste and chewing gums to yoghurts and ...