A 30-year old New Zealand mother of eight is dead because of her addiction to Coke.  Not the illegal kind.  Coke, as in Coca-Cola, whose parent corporation is disputing the report from the coroner. 

 

Natasha Harris is said to have Harris drank up to 10 litres of Coke every day.  That’s twice the safe level of caffeine, and equivalent of almost a kilo of that other white powder sugar:  More than 11 times what anyone should have in a single day.  She died three years ago, found slumped on a toilet and gasping for air.  The post-mortem examination determined she suffered from a plethora of medical problems including rotted teeth, all associated with her unusual fondness for the sugary soft drink.

 

Coca-Cola has argued that even this massive intake of its flagship product could not be definitely linked to Harris’ death, but the coroner is steadfast in his ruling that she would not have died if not for her addiction.