In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, photo, bottles in the last run are prepared for crates at the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Winona, Minn. (AP Photo/Winona Daily News, Andrew Link)
Woman Dies After Downing 2 Gallons of Coke Per Day
Coca-Cola not pleased with release of coroner’s report
- “I find that, when all 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.”
The examination after her death revealed an enlarged liver with fatty deposits due to too much sugar, a pathologist said. Low potassium in her bloodstream may also have been linked to the soda. Harris apparently consumed more than two pounds of sugar and 970mg of caffeine a day; experts say even 500mg is dangerous. Coca-Cola said it was “disappointed” about the coroner’s emphasis on Coke in Harris’ death, though his report did state that the company “cannot be held responsible for the health of consumers who drink unhealthy quantities of the product.” (In other gloomy soda news, the diet stuff may pose a big diabetes threat.)