This is why I’m grateful to my parents for never serving soda in the house when my brothers and I were kids. By the time I encountered the stuff outside the home, I was old enough to think the concept was disgusting. Sugar water with brown food coloring? Ewww!
At the same time, what’s with the nanny journalism? I’ll drink as many parts juice-to-water as I please, thanks.
Forgot to add that to this day I’m one of the only people I know who doesn’t just lay off the cola for health reasons - I actually can’t stand the stuff. I was recently in China for business, and more than one person (intending to be hospitable) assumed that because I was American, I must want a Coke. I had to very politely indicate that I’d rather have water, juice... basically anything but the brown sugar water.