Too much Coca-Cola killed mother

crazygeryy

http://www.smh.com.au/world/too-much-cocacola-killed-mother-coroner-20130212-2eab8.html

INVERCARGILL: Drinking too much Coke killed mother of eight Natasha Harris, a New Zealand coroner has found.
Ms Harris drank up to 10 litres of Coke every day – equal to more than twice the recommended safe daily limit of caffeine and almost 1 kilogram of sugar.
She died aged 30, on February 25, 2010, from a cardiac arrest. Her partner, Christopher Hodgkinson, found her seated on the toilet, slumped against the wall and gasping for air.

Natasha Harris, who died in February 2010, after drinking up to 10 litres of Coke a day.

Coca-Cola has argued that the huge quantities of Coke drunk daily by Ms Harris day could not be proven to have contributed to her death.
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But in findings released on Tuesday, New Zealand coroner David Crerar said Ms Harris would not have died if it wasn’t for her dependence on Coke.
‘‘I found that, when all of 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.’’
In the months leading up to her death her health had deteriorated, Mr Hodgkinson said.
‘‘She had no energy and was feeling sick all the time ... She would get up and vomit in the morning.’’
He said her Coke habit had become an addiction: ‘‘She would get moody and get headaches if she didn’t have any Coke and also feel low in energy.’’
Mr Hodgkinson’s mother Vivian said Mr Harris got ‘‘withdrawal symptoms’’ if her Coke ran out, including getting ‘‘the shakes’’ and becoming angry.

The family did not consider Coke was harmful because its labels do not contain warning signs.

The coronial decision revealed Ms Harris likely suffered from a myriad of medical conditions, including a racing heart and ‘‘absent teeth’’, which her family say had rotted out from Coke consumption.
They contend, also, that the amount of Coke Ms Harris drank ruined her children’s teeth, with at least one of her kids being born without enamel.
Ms Harris drank up to 10 litres per day, the coroner estimated – which works out to more than twice the recommended daily caffeine consumption and more than 11 times the recommended sugar intake.
In a statement, Coca Cola said: "The Coroner acknowledged that he could not be certain what caused Ms Harris' heart attack. Therefore we are disappointed that the Coroner has chosen to focus on the combination of Ms Harris’ excessive consumption of Coca-Cola, together with other health and lifestyle factors, as the probable cause of her death. This is contrary to the evidence that showed the experts could not agree on the most likely cause".

ffs 10 litres of anything a day is bound to mess you up.10 litres of water! a day would kill you i reckon.i suppose its begs the question how much coca cola do YOU drink.me? very little

PogMoThoin

Nobody would pass a bit of heed if it was 10 litres of Guinness

Zombienosh

crazygeryy wrote: »

The family did not consider Coke was harmful because its labels do not contain warning signs.

Really??

antodeco

lol at the "advertisement" in the middle of that quoted article. Is it for Coke?

Uriel.

Crazy stuff. Family obviously looking for a compo payout at some point - no warning labels on coke etc.

More and more people refuse to take personal responsibility for their actions. How they thought drinking so much coke daily wouldn't impact on her health is beyond me.

I think I drink less than a litre of coke a year

maximoose

"Husband of Coke Victim"

That made me giggle.

Also, what an idiot.

Uriel.

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Nobody would pass a bit of heed if it was 10 litres of Guinness

If it was 10l of Guinness a day she'd be just another alcoholic.

Just Like Heaven

You don't need a warning to know that drinking 10 litres of anything a day is bad for you.

CreepingDeath

crazygeryy wrote: »

The family did not consider Coke was harmful because its labels do not contain warning signs.

With that many medical issues I'm sure a qualified doctor told her it was harmful. I imagine she was diabetic to start with...

crazygeryy

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Nobody would pass a bit of heed if it was 10 litres of Guinness

10 litres is equal to 21 pints.so 21 pints of guinness a day for a week, ten days and youd be dead for sure.
so im sure some people would pass a bit of heed as you put it.

Lollipops23

We've all heard about how putting coins in a glass of Coke will strip off the layers of dirt and grime- how someone could claim to "not know" that excessive amounts of it are harmful is beyond me.

She obviously had some mental health problems (certainly with addiction), so somebody could have helped her at some point in the process.

Too much of pretty much anything will kill you.

Zombienosh

trimming the herd tbh,

--Kaiser--

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

You don't need a warning to know that drinking 10 litres of anything a day is bad for you.

+1
10 litres of water a day could probably kill you due to hyponatremia

Shenshen

Another Darwin Award aspirant...

Shenshen

Zombienosh wrote: »

trimming the herd tbh,

The gene pool needs a bit of chlorine now and then

Roger_007

10 ltrs a day! No wonder she was on the toilet. Must have spent most of her time there.

RUSTEDCORE

thats about 4500 calories a day and ph de-stabalising chemicals

you wouldnt eat 10kg os salt.... you cant even drink 10 litres of water every day.. I didnt read the post but are they American?

dark crystal

RUSTEDCORE wrote: »

I didnt read the post but are they American?

No, from New Zealand.

Jester252

If coke have to pay out I'm finish with people

Gran Hermano

Not a contender for the pepsi challenge then.

Cookie_Monster

The family did not consider Coke was harmful because its labels do not contain warning signs they were retards

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Teyla Emmagan

A kilo of sugar a day!! That's a whole bag of siucra!! My teeth hurt just thinking about that.

Duggy747

Cue this story being twisted into one that drinking 1 litre will kill you.

I'd say the the story about not seeing warning labels is either of monumental idiocy or one to try and shift blame onto Coke and get some kind of compensation from them.

Rasmus

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Nobody would pass a bit of heed if it was 10 litres of Guinness

Sure they would, that's 20 pints. Nobody could drink that daily and live.

As far as the story goes, something tells me that drinking coke all day wasn't her only issue - if she is this blase about her health other factors probably contributed to her heart-attack. I totally believe though that she wouldn't think it harmful: I wonder if any family member stepped in to tell her she was ruining her health (she had no teeth ffs).. most likely they were enabling her.

Capt'n Midnight

crazygeryy wrote: »

The family did not consider Coke was harmful because its labels do not contain warning signs.

The label would have listed
Energy 180KJ, 42Kcal/100ml
sugar 10.6g /100ml


Coke is OK in moderation, but 10 litres contains
18MJ energy
4,200 Calories
1.06 Kg sugar


http://www.nrv.gov.au/energy.htm - this is a little complicated though

she was taking in 18MJ/day in coke

18.6 MJ/day is the maximum recommended intake
and that's for a 2m tall 88Kg male under 30 who is undergoing daily 6. Significant amounts of sport or strenuous leisure activity in addition to 2, 3 or 4 above

RUSTEDCORE

Rasmus wrote: »

Sure they would, that's 20 pints. Nobody could drink that daily and live.

I know guys who put away over 20 a day... not sure how they dont die..like the 90 year old chain smokers I guess... keeps them calm and the hearts ok..they quit and then die

sophia25

Yeasss..... and they're going to have to state at the crematorium "Only use on dead bodies, not suitable for use on live persons".

Lets dumb down everything, just in case....:rolleyes:

Rasmus

RUSTEDCORE wrote: »

I know guys who put away over 20 a day... not sure how they dont die..like the 90 year old chain smokers I guess... keeps them calm and the hearts ok..they quit and then die

Perhaps it's the protein and nutrients that keeps them alive.

Yakult

Up to 10 litres a day? Thats just ****ing daft! No wonder she died with that kind of consumption. Adults ay? Yaaaa...

Drakares

Drinking 10 litres of coke a day is one of the vilest and gluttonous things I've ever heard.

1ZRed

Some people need everything pointed out to them in big block letters.

I'd say they're the reason why you see the "phone not included" or "cat not included" text under the product in the catalogues, just incase they thought they were getting a crazy bargain.

Solair

This woman obviously needed someone to intervene medically / psychologically a long time before it got to this stage.

Coca Cola is a sugary drink, but so are lots of things. There's nothing particularly unusual about it. I think it's a bit unfair to blame them on what is clearly a very tragic eating disorder that could have had an underlying organic cause.


There are for example certain brain tumors / damage that can cause someone to have an insatiable desire for water to the point that they'll drink enough to put themselves at risk of death.

Drinking 10L of fluid would indicate something more serious than caffeine addiction! Also NZ mostly has a cool temperate climate so it'd be unlikely she was dehydrated due to heat or something.

Kolido

crazygeryy wrote: »

10 litres is equal to 21 pints.so 21 pints of guinness a day for a week, ten days and youd be dead for sure.
so im sure some people would pass a bit of heed as you put it.

I prefer the good old British imperial pint myself

Angron

10 litres of coke a day, and they really didn't think it'd have adverse affects? Even if the woman had some sort of psychological issue or illness that forced her to drink that much coke (which I doubt), her family saying they didn't think that'd be dangerous is just ridiculous. Like duggy said, it's sounding like they want to try and get compensation for this, as cruel as that sounds.

nucker

Blimey, I thought my uncle who recently died, was bad. But this is insane. 10 litres a day!?

Jaggy

crazygeryy wrote: »

10 litres is equal to 21 pints.so 21 pints of guinness a day for a week, ten days and youd be dead for sure.
so im sure some people would pass a bit of heed as you put it.

More like 17.6 pints, but i'm just being pedantic. :rolleyes:

Rasmus

Jaggy wrote: »

More like 17.6 pints, but i'm just being pedantic. :rolleyes:

17 imperial pints, but 21 US pints, but I'm just being pedantic :rolleyes:

Jaggy

Rasmus wrote: »

17 imperial pints, but 21 US pints, but I'm just being pedantic :rolleyes:

Last time I checked, we weren't in the US.

Rasmus

Jaggy wrote: »

Last time I checked, we weren't in the US.

I am glad you checked, I would never have known that otherwise.

crazygeryy

Jaggy wrote: »

More like 17.6 pints, but i'm just being pedantic. :rolleyes:

dont blame me blame google.you think i worked that out myself?:D

Corcaigh84

Shenshen wrote: »

Another Darwin Award aspirant...

One wins the Darwin Award if they haven't passed on their genes yet... unfortunately this person was a mother of 8

Sky King

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

You don't need a warning to know that drinking 10 litres of anything a day is bad for you.

Apparently you do.

Drink alcohol responsibly.

juan.kerr

Should have tried Pepsi, I hear its the methadone of Coke addiction.

MadPatrick

If she had kept it to an even 17 pints she'd be fine. It was that .6 that got her. Another victim of the metric system.

Rasmus

MadPatrick wrote: »

If she had kept it to an even 17 pints she'd be fine. It was that .6 that got her. Another victim of the metric system.

You mean it was the .5975 that got her.

Prodigious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IddaJPjcqz4

Caliden

The label shows an RDA for carbs. Drinking 10 litres a day you would exceed your RDA and that ain't good. They don't have a leg to stand on when it comes to a case.

BillyMitchel

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Nobody would pass a bit of heed if it was 10 litres of Guinness

Des Bishop would!!

Capt'n Midnight

thefloss wrote: »

One wins the Darwin Award if they haven't passed on their genes yet... unfortunately this person was a mother of 8

It's if you can't pass any more genes

ScumLord

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

+1
10 litres of water a day could probably kill you due to hyponatremia

If you drink more than 4 litres of water in one sitting it will kill you. Many of the people that supposedly died from MDMA really died from water poisoning.

Ten litres in a day? Christ. I'd buy a two litre bottle every now and then and that'd last me about a week. If I drank any more than that, I'd feel sick.

Also there shouldn't be warning lables to state that drinking that much of anything is a bad idea. It should be common bloody sense.