Coca-Cola Addition Contributed to Death of New Zealand Mother's Heart Attack

A mother's addiction to Coca-Cola contributed to the cause of her death, who suffered a fatal heart attack.

Natasha Harris, 30-year-old stay-at-home mother of eight from Invercargill, New Zealand reportedly drank 10 liters of soda a day.

Coroner David Crerar reported, "Natasha Harris died of cardiac arrhythmia. On the balance of probabilities it is more likely than not that the drinking of very large quantities of Coke was a substantial factor that contributed to the development of metabolic imbalances, which gave rise to the arrhythmia."

Coca-Cola has claimed despite the coroner's report, she could not have died from over consumption of their product. It is unlikely the company will add warning labels to their drinks.

Karen Thompson, a spokeswoman for Coca-Cola Oceania, said in a statement last April that its products are safe.

"We concur with the information shared by the coroner's office that the grossly excessive ingestion of any food product, including water, over a short period of time with the inadequate consumption of essential nutrients, and the failure to seek appropriate medical intervention when needed, can be dramatically symptomatic."

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