[random_mutex]

What health benefits? How is fooling your body that you eat a meal rich in calories while you eat the opposite a good thing?

[PrimeMcFly]

I don't think activating taste receptors while not having calories is harmful and haven't seen any studies to suggest otherwise. Have you?

As for health benefits apparently it has antioxidant properties, but I don't know to what extent that's true. I use it because I like the taste and doesn't seem to be harmful in any way, but it also hasn't been studied as extensively.

[random_mutex]

Inconclusive or no research on the X is harmful topic doesn't imply X is not harmful

[PrimeMcFly]

No shit.