[pttttt]

For some reason my dad likes diet coke, I have never been able to finish one.

Nutra Sweet (aspartame) is bad stuff. It's making people sick. See e.g. http://www.purehealthsystems.com/multiple-sclerosis.htm.

[adam_az]

The "nutrasweet causes MS" stuff is a crock of crap...

I was once take in by it myself, but some research turned it up to be an urban myth.

Here's one good expose...

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blasp.htm