Soda: Apparently Gallons of it Might be Bad for you (!!!!)
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http://gawker.com/5983629/coroner-says-coca+cola-addiction-responsible-for-womans-death?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
When 30-year-old Natasha Harris of Invercargill, New Zealand, died of a heart attack three years ago, her family suspected the cause of death was linked to her extreme fondness for Coca-Cola.
Drinking as much as 10 litres (2.5 gallons) a day left the mother of eight with myriad health problems, including cardiac arrhythmia, rotten teeth, and a full-blown addiction.
"(She would) go crazy if she ran out... she would get the shakes, withdrawal symptoms, be angry, on edge and snappy," Harris's mother-in-law said last year.
Harris's husband, Christopher Hodgkinson, recalled how his wife's health quickly deteriorated in the months prior to her death. "She had no energy and was feeling sick all the time ... She would get up and vomit in the morning," he said.
Coca-Cola has persistently maintained that, despite her daily consumption of twice the recommended caffeine intake and over 11 times the acceptable amount of sugar, Harris's death could not be definitively linked to her Coke habit.
But a coroner report released today claims to have done just that.
Wrote coroner David Crerar: "I find 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."
Coca-Cola, however, continues to stand by its initial claim:
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.
While Crerar agrees that Coca-Cola should not be held responsible "for the health of consumers who drink unhealthy quantities of the product," he does suggest in his report that Coca-Cola consider adding labels to its drinks warning consumers against the hazards of excessive consumption.
http://gawker.com/5983629/coroner-says-coca+cola-addiction-responsible-for-womans-death?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
When 30-year-old Natasha Harris of Invercargill, New Zealand, died of a heart attack three years ago, her family suspected the cause of death was linked to her extreme fondness for Coca-Cola.
Drinking as much as 10 litres (2.5 gallons) a day left the mother of eight with myriad health problems, including cardiac arrhythmia, rotten teeth, and a full-blown addiction.
"(She would) go crazy if she ran out... she would get the shakes, withdrawal symptoms, be angry, on edge and snappy," Harris's mother-in-law said last year.
Harris's husband, Christopher Hodgkinson, recalled how his wife's health quickly deteriorated in the months prior to her death. "She had no energy and was feeling sick all the time ... She would get up and vomit in the morning," he said.
Coca-Cola has persistently maintained that, despite her daily consumption of twice the recommended caffeine intake and over 11 times the acceptable amount of sugar, Harris's death could not be definitively linked to her Coke habit.
But a coroner report released today claims to have done just that.
Wrote coroner David Crerar: "I find 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."
Coca-Cola, however, continues to stand by its initial claim:
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.
While Crerar agrees that Coca-Cola should not be held responsible "for the health of consumers who drink unhealthy quantities of the product," he does suggest in his report that Coca-Cola consider adding labels to its drinks warning consumers against the hazards of excessive consumption.
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this is regular we're talking about (for people who won't read and assume). that much sugar from anything per day is bad...0
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You gotta love Coca-Cola's response...0
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should I sue the maker of my truck if I crashed because of an at fault accident where I knowingly drove wrecklessly?
I agree with Coke's response.
If you made them put warning labels on their product, those same warnings should be required on all foods (particularly peanut butter).0 -
So you're telling me.... if I drink in excessive of 2x the daily recommendation for caffeine or 11x the recommendation for sugar, I could be putting myself at risk for health issues?
No way. Not believing it.0 -
You watch. Her family will have some ambulance chaser lawyer telling them they should sue, and they will.0
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Coca Cola is not responsible for her choice to consume over 2 gallons of soda per day. Would a warning label really have stopped her from drinking so much soda?0
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Coca-Cola is arguing that soda consumption didn't cause her death. It's not a debate about personal responsibility or freedom of choice. They're saying-- "Yeah, she chose this, fine. But even if she did, that choice didn't cause her to die."0
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OOO seems to be that word everyone hates again...MODERATION0
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I think the point Coca Cola need to be making is that any brand of cola would have done the same, not just theirs,0
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should I sue the maker of my truck if I crashed because of an at fault accident where I knowingly drove wrecklessly?
I agree with Coke's response.
If you made them put warning labels on their product, those same warnings should be required on all foods (particularly peanut butter).
Also water because the coordination to swallow water effectively without aspirating into your lungs is quite complicated. I say we sue the makers of water too.0 -
"I think the point Coca Cola need to be making is that any brand of cola would have done the same, not just theirs,"
agreed. But that's not Coca-Cola's position. They're saying-- the ridiculous volume of coca-cola she ingested didn't cause her death. Meaning-- whether she drank that much Coca-Cola or not, she still would have died.0 -
What gets me is that she was 30 years old and a mother of 8! :noway: Wonder how much coke those kids drink? I've heard of the Mountain Dew addiction in the Appalacian mountains, maybe they have something similar in New Zealand.0
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soda is bad,
i do no soda.0 -
agreed!0
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This kind of *kitten* blows my mind. It does scare me that she had all those side effects, but then again she was drinking probably a 100 servings of Coke a day!0
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If she drank that much Coke every day, I would make a guess that the rest of her eating/drinking habits/choices weren't very smart either which would then back what Coke is saying that it can not be totally blamed on their product. This is just a guess...0
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Also water because the coordination to swallow effectively without aspirating into your lungs is quite complicated.
Giggity!
FR sent0 -
If she drank that much Coke every day, I would make a guess that the rest of her eating/drinking habits/choices weren't very smart either which would then back what Coke is saying that it can not be totally blamed on their product. This is just a guess...
that's exactly their claim0
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