This is interesting to see how deceptive things are, particularly with a report coming out now on this.
Approximately 12 years ago, a group of doctors that I worked around were fully aware of the dangers of aspertame. In medical journals it had been reported that Aspartame was largely responsible for brain tumors. After reading a journal article myself, I was convinced that it was a dangerous substance and that no one should use it.
>"According to a 1996 report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the FDA rejected repeated proposals by NIEHS to test Aspartame using more modern methods than were originally used."
This is in line around the same time I heard about aspertame.