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I did a research paper on Aspartame last year for my english class. What I learned was that much, if not all, of the controversy behind it was largely unfounded.
Whenever I heard people complaining about aspartame, I immediately wonder if it is not the aspartame reduction that *heals* but the reduction of those products that contain it. Has she actually reduced her soda intake? If so, perhaps she is compensating by drinking healthier beverages?
A number of times I've taken to drink diet Pepsi only to find myself feeling somewhat disturbed by it, but from what I know about Aspartame, I would be quicker to blame the soda itself, and all the other chemicals in it, than the Aspartame.
Just my feedback on keeping an objective outlook on things. Remeber that often when we reduce something in our diet, we compensate with something else. And, even if we don't compensate with something else, we have often still not effectively controlled important variables.
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