There's no 'superstition' about artificial colors - many are implicated in health effects and banned in countries that take that more seriously than profits. A

There's no 'superstition' about artificial colors - many are implicated in health effects and banned in countries that take that more seriously than profits. Adequate substitutes for colors include carrots, beets, and turmeric, which don't involve fat or sugar. I don't even believe fat and sugar are harmful... They're food. The way to avoid presevatives is to eat food that's actually fresh. This isn't difficult to do. Coke is certainly not better than nothing - that's the sort of thing I recommend water instead of. And, the topic is chronic dehydration that leads people to complain to me of headaches, muscle aches, etc and then, as noted, be frustrated when they refuse to drink somethin hydrating. Not sure why you think dehydration is not a problem.