Shopping | Confessions of a Diet Coke addict:

"According to the folks at Coca-Cola this is all an unfortunate misunderstanding. For whatever reason, Diet Coke is the favourite target of conspiracy theorists, and Coca-Cola seems hurt by the suggestion it is peddling cancer in a can. Coke is, after all, 'life' according to the company's marketing. Every reliable piece of available scientific information tells us that aspartame is a safe and suitable sweetener,' its site says. 'Prior to its approval aspartame underwent one of the most thorough scientific reviews ever conducted.' "