In two similar RCTs conducted in normal-weight (44) and overweight women (42), who wereprovided with aspartame-sweetened or sucrose-sweetened soft drinks for 4 weeks, no effect wasfound on mood. Similarly, in an RCT in which participants were provided aspartame-sweetened,sucrose-sweetened or unsweetened beverages and capsules for 20 days, no effect was found onmood (184).