I spied this article not long ago…
INVERCARGILL (New Zealand): 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.
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.
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.’’
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/too-much-cocacola-killed-mother-coroner-20130212-2eab8.html#ixzz2WtRCctp0
For those who never had metric training in
school, is a little more than 2 ½ gallons of Coca Cola per day.
Can you imagine that?
And how in the name of all things that are
holy can you either be the person that is doing that to themselves or one of
those around her that let this happen?
Apparently she had been doing this for
quite some time because not only were her teeth rotted out (I wonder what the
makers of Coke would say about that?) but her kids also had massive teeth
problems and they didn’t drink the stuff– this was due to what happened in the
womb.
I feel bad for this woman and the folks
she left behind, but geez Louise step up and take some responsibility for your
health huh?
I know others with similar addictions to soda pop. I use to work with a gal who would start off
the day with a can of Pepsi (no sense just beating up Coke!) and 4, 5 times
throughout the rest of the day would get herself a brand new can.Several years ago I knew someone who use to travel with a cooler of “Tab” (yeck) everywhere they went.
All sorts of people have been beating up Mayor Bloomberg of
NYC for his ban of gigundo soft drinks being offered at restaurants,
convenience stores and such. I quietly
applauded the action because I know many folks simply can’t help themselves and
if those monster drinks aren’t there then they probably won’t miss then… I
don’t think that’s a big price to pay to help maintain someone’s health. And don't get me wrong, I don't think there's a better breakfast in the world than Pepsi (yep, I gotta admit... I'm a Pepsi guy) and cold pizza. That combo for me is to die for, but to really die for it? Nah.
In a future article maybe I’ll beat up coffee and beer
drinkers, but I’ll stop here for today. J
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