Please stop flaming me for being American. I know we suck. I live here. Ofc I know
It's an addiction to synthetic sugar/artificial flavoring and caffeine.
Most people who drink Mountain Dew feel like shit without it
Whenever I get Mountain Dew I make sure to get the real cane sugar as it's slightly better for you than the synthetic sugar or aspartame.
I'm sure in a lot of countries Mountain Dew is more regulated and I know in some it's banned.