Woman’s 10 litre-a-day
Coca-Cola habit likely contributed to death, say doctors
新西蘭一婦人長期每天喝十公升(2.6加侖)可口可樂以致死亡。
WELLINGTON, NEW
ZEALAND—Experts say a New Zealand woman’s 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit
probably contributed to her death. The soft-drink giant has responded by noting
that even water can be deadly in excessive amounts.
Natasha Harris was a 30-year-old mother of eight from
Invercargill who died of a heart attack in 2010. Fairfax Media says a
pathologist testified Thursday that she probably suffered from hypokalemia, or
low potassium, which was caused by excessive consumption of Coke and overall
poor nutrition.
Harris’ partner says she drank up to 10 litres (2.6 gallons) of
regular Coke every day. He also says she ate little and smoked about 30
cigarettes a day.
The coroner’s office is compiling a final report on Harris’
death. A Coca-Cola spokeswoman says its products are safe.
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