I didnt see that trend yet, I only saw the trend towards Aspartame which is 200 times sweeter and this is why foods in the US and now Europe getting "sweeter".
It will be interesting with RFK, if he will establish anything. I know before covid he was pro choice and not an anti vaxxer. I guess the mainstream pushback could have moved him since I last checked. Apparently there are no safety studies for most vaccines which is the issue why he is protesting them.
I have nothing against improving vaccines. That would be great to make them even safer. But I do worry that by appealing to the anti-vaxx crowd, that is moving in a very dangerous direction. Measles is already making a big comeback. What's next—large numbers of people getting polio and being trapped in iron lungs again? Despite the risks, vaccines are a huge net positive, and any pandering to the anti-vaxxers is playing with fire.
Isn't there now another chemical that is even sweeter than aspartame? Aspartame has been pretty common in the US since the 80s. Diet sodas were one of the first to embrace it. Even after the studies linking it to cancer came out, usage of it just increased. Unfortunately it's the same in Japan. I don't drink soda so I'm safe there, but it shows up in an alarming number of traditional sweets.
I think you dont have to worry about RFK moving toward Anti Vaxxers, Big Pharma and Big Government go hand in hand. They arent going to dismantle their own operations.
I didnt hear about anything sweeter than asparatame, but I think sugar was not so bad compared to all these chemicals. We can see everyone getting fat due to frankenfoods compared to what our parents ate.