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NZ woman 'drank 10 litres of Coke a day'
She said that even drinking that much water each day would be detrimental to a person's health.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8454797/nz-woman-drank-10-litres-of-coke-a-day
The partner of a New Zealand woman who regularly drank up to 10 litres of Coca Cola a day has blamed the soft drink for her sudden death.
Mother-of-eight Natasha Marie Harris, 30, suffered a fatal heart attack in February 2010, an inquest in the South Island town of Invercargill has heard.
Her partner Chris Hodgkinson said if she went without Coke, she would become moody, irritable and "quite nasty", the NZ Herald reports.
"The first thing she would do in the morning was have a drink of Coke and the last thing she would do in the day was have a drink of Coke by her bed," he said.
For a year Ms Harris had been vomiting about six times a week, the likely result of too much caffeine, pathologist Dan Mornin said.
In addition to drinking lots of the soft drink, Ms Harris would not eat breakfast, only eat snacks at lunch and would often skip dinner.
A spokesperson for Coca-Cola said they did not believe there was any basis for finding the soft drink caused Ms Harris's death.
The inquest heard that before her death her teeth were so rotten that they had to be removed.
Researcher Lisa Te Morenga said that drinking ten litres of Coke a day would be the equivalent of a kilogram of sugar.
She said that even drinking that much water each day would be detrimental to a person's health.
Re: NZ woman 'drank 10 litres of Coke a day'
There is no way the human body can handle that amount of caffeine and sugar on a daily basis.
That's sad for her family. And with 8 kids I hope they somehow didn't pick up her nutritional habits.
8 kids by 30? that's pretty rough on the body too
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I wonder if she drank that much coke during her pregnancies?
Guess she'd have to since she was pregnant 90% of the time.
For a year Ms Harris had been vomiting about six times a week, the likely result of too much caffeine, pathologist Dan Mornin said.
In addition to drinking lots of the soft drink, Ms Harris would not eat breakfast, only eat snacks at lunch and would often skip dinner.
I just don't see where it's Coke's responsibility if you do this to yourself.
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My thoughts exactly. Hopefully her kids don't pick up that habit.
I don't think there's actually a lawsuit:
http://healthland.time.com/2012/04/20/two-gallon-a-day-coca-cola-habit-contributes-to-womans-death/?iid=hl-article-mostpop1
Inquests such as this are sometimes held for unusual or unexplained deaths in New Zealand, and can help shape future health policies. With the evidence in the case now complete, the coroner?s office will compile and issue a final report into the death.