Growing up in Cleveland Ohio in the 50s and 60s we had a local soda company called Cotton Club....They had a great swiss cream soda along with a bunch of other flavors....
I absolutely understand eating healthy. I cut way back on soda almost 40 years ago, when I started riding bike a lot. So for myself, I only drink soda on occasion, probably less than one a week.
But I still stand by my point, that almost anything we drink, or eat, is not healthy in excess. Yes, even water.