There are also natural blue colors, but the problem isn't the color, the problem is that in US food the color is artificial, because it's cheaper than natural colors. If it is unhealthy, the industry give a fuck, important to gain more money. Collateral damages are nice for the friends from the pharma industry.

Life expectancy in the US is more than 7 years lower than that of other first world countries. Too much stress, anxiety, crappy food with to much shugar and additives, inexistent healthcare. Capitalism kills