Stop adding artificial chemicals to food and drink

The reduction of sugar in food and drink may be a good thing. However replacing the sugar with artificial sweeteners is a very bad thing. Not only do we not know the long term effects of these chemicals but they simply make food and drink unpalatable for a large number of people, in the case of artificial sweeteners, causing a lingering nasty aftertase. To change formulas, add these chemicals and pretend it is the same product is unforgivable.