I have chosen to Manipulate these images because,
a) I am a smoker and am fully aware of the dangers and problems it can cause. I am sure that in these times it would be unlikely that a smoker could be ignorant to the dangers of smoking but may display ignorance in other ways. I myself could be accused of being ignorant. I have tried to stop smoking twice so far and each time have given in to temptation, saying that I just didn't want to quit. Working on this image has made me think strongly about quitting and I may do so in the near future.... (sly look sideways)
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b) Sugar substitutes and other well known sugar free products contain a sweetening ingredient called Aspartame. Diet Coca Cola, Diet Pepsi, Tango, Robinson’s No added sugar range, Muller Light, Wrigleys Airwaves, Wrigleys Extra, Canderel, (just to name a few) all contain Aspartame.
A quick search on the web will offer numerous opinions on the dangers or approval of this man made chemical poison sweetener.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy
The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of several controversies since its initial approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974. The FDA approval of aspartame was highly contested,[1] with critics alleging that the quality of the initial research supporting its safety was inadequate and flawed and that conflicts of interest marred the approval of aspartame.[2][3][4] In 1987, the U.S. Government Accountability Office concluded that the food additive approval process had been followed properly for aspartame.[2][5] In spite of this, critics such as activist Betty Martini[6] have promoted undocumented claims that numerous health risks (such as multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus, methanol toxicity, blindness, spasms, shooting pains, seizures, headaches, depression, anxiety, memory loss, birth defects and death[7]) are associated with the consumption of aspartame in normal doses. These health risk claims have been examined and debunked by numerous scientific research projects, and are also generally dismissed by governments and major health and food safety organizations.[2][8][9]
Publicity of this controversy has been spread through an elaborate health scare[10] and "Internet smear campaign"[11] involving hoax[10][11][12] e-mails repeating Betty Martini's widely circulated conspiracy theory. Her undocumented claims are still repeated by thousands of self-published Web sites.
Aspartame has been found to be safe for human consumption by more than ninety countries worldwide,[13][14] with FDA officials describing aspartame as "one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved" and its safety as "clear cut".[4] The weight of existing scientific evidence indicates that aspartame is safe as a non-nutritive sweetener.[8]
http://aspartame.mercola.com/
Having looked a little further into the topic I have discovered that Sweet n Low doesn't actually contain Aspartame. What gives Sweet n Low its sweetness is an ingredient called Saccharin, which has ,in the past, been linked to caner in various ways, but also has its varied opinions.
