Coke kills!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Coroner: Soft drinks may need health warnings

Coroner David Crerar issued a final report Tuesday into the death of 31-year-old Natasha Harris, concluding that the mother of eight died from a heart attack. He said the large amount of Coca-Cola she drank likely led to metabolic imbalances that gave rise to her heart problems, adding that Coke was likely a "substantial factor" in her death.

Crerar recommended that soft-drink makers consider including caffeine levels on the labels and warnings about the ill health effects if the drinks are consumed in excessive quantities.

Under New Zealand's food labeling system, warnings are mandatory on drinks with caffeine levels higher than 145 milligrams per kilogram. That covers many energy drinks, but not most soft drinks.

At a 2011 inquest into Harris' death, Vivienne Hodgkinson, the mother of Harris' boyfriend, said that Harris always needed to have Coca-Cola available, and that if she ran out she would "get the shakes, withdrawal symptoms; be angry, on edge and snappy."

The coroner also heard evidence that Harris was of normal weight, didn't eat much or drink any alcohol, and smoked about 30 cigarettes a day. She drank only regular Coke, preferring the taste over diet or caffeine-free varieties. The coroner heard that Harris had no energy in the months leading up to her death, felt ill all the time and often vomited and experienced a racing heart.

The coroner said it was hard to be certain about how much Coke Harris drank, but after reviewing evidence from her partner and friends, as well as 51 supermarket receipts, he estimated it was between 6 and 10 liters (1.6 and 2.6 gallons) per day.

The pathologist who examined Harris found that she likely suffered from hypokalemia, or low potassium, which contributed to her health problems, and that she had an enlarged liver from excessive sugar consumption.

Another pathologist giving expert testimony said that excessive cola consumption "can be dramatically symptomatic, and there are strong hypothetical grounds for this becoming fatal in individual cases."

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20130213/AS.New.Zealand.Coca.Cola.Death/

Bloomberg is right! Stop sipping, and step away from that carbonated beverage!

Edited February 13, 2013 by The Patriot

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I quit soda and I miss it dearly

[Obama 2012 1,714]

I'm not a fan of warning labels and all the ####### they are putting on menus these days as well. However, I will say that if anything HFCS should be highlighted in the ingredients on products... Many countries have banned the substance for good reason.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

What's on menus that you feel is unnecessary?

[^_^ 5,021]

What's on menus that you feel is unnecessary?

prices shouldn't be on menus.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

What's on menus that you feel is unnecessary?

the new calorie/nutrition info right in your face... Takes up too much space. Menu's are going to have to grow pretty damn big to be able to read that ####### at Burger King, etc...

[^_^ 5,021]

the new calorie/nutrition info right in your face... Takes up too much space. Menu's are going to have to grow pretty damn big to be able to read that ####### at Burger King, etc...

There's your problem, you're still eating fast food. Fast food is for children and adults who can't afford real food. Since I know you're not a child, I suggest you go get yourself a real job so you can finally have the nicer things in life.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

More than 2 gallons a day????

[Dakine10 5,452]

Sugar sucks really. As does HFCS. And fructose too for that matter. The human body just wasn't made to ingest such a concentrated energy source all at one time. At least not in the amounts that people consume it nowadays. Metabolically, most people can't handle that. You consume that much sugar at once, you get an insulin spike, store almost all of the sugar as triglycerides, and then your brain, realizing that blood sugar levels are falling rapidly, sends the signals that you need more sugar. It's a vicious cycle, and IMO, it's the root of the obesity epidemic.

SO essentially coke does kill. The amount of sugar in the diet causes many people to have chronically high baseline levels of insulin. Insulin is a storage hormone, which means many people are storing fat all the time. When insulin is elevated, the body will store glucose (as triglycerides) before it can even be used for energy. Thus we see a condition where people gain weight but are poorly nourished. It's not natural to be always eating and always hungry at the same time. It's a physiological response to something your body was not designed to deal with. Sugar is also a major contributor to the inflammation that leads to arteriosclerosis. And ultimately excess sugar leads to conditions such as metabolic syndrome and then diabetes.

Anyway, that's the physiological reason that sugar is addictive for many people, and why it's an extremely difficult habit to break.

[SMOKE 1,426]

less that a quart (32 oz) ...unless i'm drinking liquor w/ it.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

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There's your problem, you're still eating fast food. Fast food is for children and adults who can't afford real food. Since I know you're not a child, I suggest you go get yourself a real job so you can finally have the nicer things in life.

lol, i eat fast food maybe twice a month when I'm in a hurry.

I actually make most of my meals, and I Juice quite a bit.

[Ban Hammer 13,588]

More than 2 gallons a day????

she probably died from exhaustion running to the bathroom all the time.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Excessive quantities of almost anything can kill you.The calcium levels suffer in this situation also.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

the new calorie/nutrition info right in your face... Takes up too much space. Menu's are going to have to grow pretty damn big to be able to read that ####### at Burger King, etc...

You don't think people should have easy access to nutrition info before they order a meal?

[^_^ 5,021]

You don't think people should have easy access to nutrition info before they order a meal?

Reading is hard. All those extra numeric and alphabetic characters really throw some people off. A menu should be Ikea style. A picture of the object being sold with a price represented as a number of strawberries.