Woman dies from Coca Cola overdose

• Spartaaaaa wrote on 2012-04-19 23:43

  Mother 'died after drinking 18 pints of Coca-Cola a day
  
  Natasha Marie Harris, 30, died on February 25, 2010 in Invercargill on New Zealand’s south island.
  
  Her partner Christopher Hodgkinson claimed it was a result of drinking too much Coca-Cola.
  
  On Thursday he told the inquest Natasha had been unwell leading up to her death and had no energy, but the idea Coca-Cola caused the problem had never crossed their minds.
  
  Mr Hodgkinson told the court that she had been unwell up to a year before her death, including vomiting six times a week, but they believed it was caused by the stress of looking after her eight children and gynaecological problems.
  
  “She drank at least 10 litres a day,” he said. “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.’’
  
  Police who investigated the death estimated she consumed, on average, seven litres a day.
  
  Her partner said she was addicted to Coke and without it she would get moody, irritable and be low
  
  “I didn’t ever think about the Coke. I never considered it would do any harm to a person. It’s just a soft drink, just like drinking water ... I didn’t think a drink’s going to kill you,’’ he said.
  
  Vivien Hodgkinson, Mr Hodgkinson’s mother, said she would go “crazy’’ if she ran out of the drink.
  
  An autopsy showed Natasha had a diseased liver but the cause of death was undetermined.
  
  Her partner said he had been told she had a heart aneurysm caused by too much Coke.
  
  Medical evidence stated that the main finding of death was from a cardiac arrhythmia.
  
  Dr Dan Mornin told the court Natasha probably had severe hypokalemia, a lack of potassium in the blood, relating to excessive consumption of soft-drink.
  
  He said although it was difficult to confirm this from post-mortem tests, it was consistent with her symptoms of tiredness and lack of strength and other cases of heavy soft-drink consumers.
  
  He added it was likely the vomiting was due to too much caffeine, medically known as caffeine toxicity.
  
  In June last year Coca-Cola confirmed it had hired a security firm to shadow its staff, after Mr Hodgkinson allegedly made death threats against the company.
  
  He rejected claims he had made the threats, but said he held the company responsible for Harris’ death.
  
  Coca-Cola’s New Zealand managing director George Adams said at the time that Mr Hodgkinson’s claims were “patently untrue’’.
  
  The inquest continues.
  

  
  
  Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9213349/Mother-died-after-drinking-18-pints-of-Coca-Cola-a-day.html
  
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• Xemnas wrote on 2012-04-19 23:52
  Did she still have teeth?
• Blassreiter wrote on 2012-04-20 00:28

  ...in Invercargill on New Zealand’s south island... “I didn’t ever think about the Coke. I never considered it would do any harm to a person. It’s just a soft drink, just like drinking water...

  
  
  

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  It seems like they're more American than New Zealanders.
• Sinned wrote on 2012-04-20 01:49
  Coca Cola shouldn't be blamed for this.
  
  If they weren't smart enough to have realized that soda is bad, more so overdosing on it, then they're better off gone.
• FlamingPapaya wrote on 2012-04-20 02:04
  I headdesked when I read that news excerpt. No other words to say about this.
• Bride wrote on 2012-04-20 02:10
  I dunno how people can be so careless with their health. I just hope something good comes out of it, like her children being more health-conscious than she ever was. I feel sorry for them :(
  and I've never heard of someone being so dependent on Coke before. weird
• Cynic wrote on 2012-04-20 02:11
  My Cousins basically drink Soda Pop like Water as-well. I'm going to laugh hysterically if this happens to them.
• Kayate wrote on 2012-04-20 02:16
  Holy hell 18 pints a day thats just not right.
• Taycat wrote on 2012-04-20 03:06
  What in the...
• Mentosftw wrote on 2012-04-20 03:15
  ...Like drinking water.
  
  I don't think the average person even drinks close to 7 litres of water a day.
• Episkey wrote on 2012-04-20 03:37
  10 liters ....
  That's like 5 huge bottles of soda. Or right under 10 gallons of soda! :worry:
  
  

  Quote from Bride;843220:

  
  and I've never heard of someone being so dependent on Coke before. weird

  
  
  It's probably the caffeine. The same reason why people become dependent on coffee.
• Misaka wrote on 2012-04-20 03:37
  I drink a lot of soda, but that's just plain ridiculous.
• Phunkie wrote on 2012-04-20 06:57
  That's an expensive habit.
  
  RIP.
• Elena wrote on 2012-04-20 18:09
  I like coke, but god. I only drink them at parties or occasionally at school. This is just ridiculous.
• ValkyrieHamster wrote on 2012-04-20 18:18
  Used to drink so much soda in college. Had to stop drinking it regularly cause it was making me fat, and unhealthy in general.
  
  Sad to hear about someone dying from it, but yea, everything in moderation...