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Woman Dies After Downing 2 Gallons of Coke Per Day

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  1. GRENDEL

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    Coca-Cola not pleased with release of coroner's report

    By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

    Posted Feb 12, 2013 8:13 AM CST

    (Newser) – Heavy drinking may have led to the death of a New Zealand woman—but it wasn't alcohol she was glugging. It was Coca-Cola, TVNZ reports. She reportedly drank some 2.2 gallons (that's 18 pints) of the soda every day, AFP notes, a habit that went on for years. Her family called it an "addiction" that resulted in the removal of multiple rotten teeth and the birth of at least one child lacking tooth enamel; her partner said Natasha Harris suffered withdrawal symptoms if she didn't drink the stuff. The 31-year-old mother of eight died following a cardiac arrhythmia in February 2010, and the coroner called out Coke in his report, which was released today:

    •"I find that, when all the available evidence is considered, were it not for the consumption of very large quantities of Coke by Natasha Harris, it is unlikely that she would have died when she died and how she died."

    The examination after her death revealed an enlarged liver with fatty deposits due to too much sugar, a pathologist said. Low potassium in her bloodstream may also have been linked to the soda. Harris apparently consumed more than two pounds of sugar and 970mg of caffeine a day; experts say even 500mg is dangerous. Coca-Cola said it was "disappointed" about the coroner's emphasis on Coke in Harris' death, though his report did state that the company "cannot be held responsible for the health of consumers who drink unhealthy quantities of the product." (In other gloomy soda news, the diet stuff may pose a big diabetes threat.)

    http://www.newser.com/story/162667/...rt&utm_medium=clearchannel&utm_campaign=story
     
    #1 GRENDEL, Feb 13, 2013
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    31-year old mother of eight kids, with rotten teeth? What kind of guy would still want to hit that?
     
    #2 KePoW, Feb 13, 2013
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    Disgusting.
     
    #3 krnxsnoopy, Feb 13, 2013
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    Wrong kind of coke to overdose on, what an idiot. Coke is one helluva drug.
     
    #4 Rodman23, Feb 13, 2013
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    Drinking over 2 gallons of coke a day is harmful? I'm shocked and outraged by this! Coca-cola should warn us about this kind of thing!
     
    #7 droopy421, Feb 13, 2013
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    It takes a lot of work to get down 2.2 gallons a day. That's almost four 2 liter cokes a day or just over fourteen 20oz bottles by herself...
     
    #8 morpheus133, Feb 13, 2013
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    that's crazy. she be crazy, man. crazy. crazy crazy crazy. nobody drinks that much coke. NOBODY, MAN!
     
    #9 Surfguy, Feb 13, 2013
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    Enjoy.
     
    #10 liljojo, Feb 13, 2013
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    SRSLY, that's bad news for Coca Cola?!?!?

    Why? Did Coca Cola tell her to 'down' 2 gallons per day? :confused:

    Come on, now.
     
    #11 SwoLy-D, Feb 13, 2013
  12. Joshfast

    Joshfast "We're all gonna die" - Billy Sole
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    I'd understand if it was Dr Pepper.
     
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    A girl can almost always find a deseperate enough guy. Vagrants, the elderly, white trash etc.
     
    #13 da_juice, Feb 13, 2013
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    Thank god it wasn't an American
     
    #14 VanityHalfBlack, Feb 13, 2013
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    I didn't know they reported where she was born. :eek:
     
    #15 SwoLy-D, Feb 13, 2013
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    How???

    I try and drink at least 50oz of water a day and it takes me a while.
     
    #16 So Good, Feb 13, 2013
  17. david_rocket

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    So if I only drink 2 galons everyday, Im not going to die? :grin:
     
    #17 david_rocket, Feb 13, 2013
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    Why couldn't it have been Peter Jackson instead!
     
    #18 percicles, Feb 14, 2013
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    if you overdose anything you will eventually die
     
    #19 mvpcrossxover, Feb 14, 2013
  20. BleedRocketsRed

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    Exactly, Coke is not to blame here.
     
    #20 BleedRocketsRed, Feb 14, 2013
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