In the News Response to Splenda

I'm not too much a fan of advertising splenda. It does get a lot of publicity but they are rarely any facts about it. how can something be good for us but 50% of the users doesn't know what it contains, where does it primarily comes from, and can it have any side effetcs. I feel that splenda is somewhat a good source but i rather not use it. the way they advertise it makes me feel that they are more concerned if we will buy it or if we will benefit from it