Article: Soft drinks may need health warnings

A New Zealand coroner says soft-drink makers should consider adding health warnings after he concluded a 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit was a "substantial factor" in a woman's death.

A New Zealand food industry association rejected his suggestion Wednesday. It says "there isn't a labeling regime in the world" that could have prevented the death of somebody who chose to drink the equivalent of 30 cans a day.
 
I think the point really is the "two-gallon-a-day" bit and not the "Coca-Cola" part. Forest Gump said it best when he said: "Stupid is as stupid does."
 
"All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; only the dose permits something not to be poisonous." - Paracelsus
 
Problem is we have to many safety labels, it assists in the survival of those you don't want to have breeding perpetuating the problem.
 
So if I get a heart attack from eating 4kg of steak a day for ten years, do they need to add warning labels to meat?

This is a fringe event where common sense really should have kicked in.
 
Messugga said:
So if I get a heart attack from eating 4kg of steak a day for ten years, do they need to add warning labels to meat?

This is a fringe event where common sense really should have kicked in.
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You can afford 4kg of steak every day?!?!?! I'm jealous.
 
Devill said:
Hahahahaha.

I think if this person had 30 cans of anything a day it would have contributed to her death, even if it was water, as 8 liters of water a day can not be good for you....
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I actually looked that up. Apparently 8 liters of water is alright provided you don't have kidney issues.

Will ask the wife tonight if she knows about any medical issues that could crop up.
 
Messugga said:
I actually looked that up. Apparently 8 liters of water is alright provided you don't have kidney issues.

Will ask the wife tonight if she knows about any medical issues that could crop up.
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I am pretty sure you will be flushing out some electrolytes / salts / etc etc, and thus while it might not kill you it has you worse off than if you were to do thinks like a normal person :p
 
Messugga said:
I actually looked that up. Apparently 8 liters of water is alright provided you don't have kidney issues.

Will ask the wife tonight if she knows about any medical issues that could crop up.
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Water intoxication and associated hyponatremia are very real risks and can be fatal, but 8 litres over the course of a day won't push you there. Healthy kidneys can process about a litre of water an hour.

When it comes to water intake, thirst is the best indicator, not a per litre-guide. Thirst is actually quite an interesting subject - it is controlled by something called osmolality, which is a ratio of fluid to other particles in your blood stream. When your osmolality increases when you lose fluids, your hypothalamus tells your brain to release a hormone called vasopressin which in turn triggers a response in your kidneys to absorb excess fluids in your urine. If you don't replace this liquid in your system, your hypothalamus actually engages physically with your conscious brain to make you aware that you are now thirsty. It will even prevent liquids from moving to areas like your mouth so that you are physically and mentally aware that you are thirsty and require fluids. Interestingly, vasopressin is used as a treatment to replicate the response of the pituitary in diabetic patients, which is why excessive thirst can indicate a diabetic issue as the pituitary gland isn't functioning properly...
 
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DJ... said:
Water intoxication and associated hyponatremia are very real risks and can be fatal, but 8 litres over the course of a day won't push you there. Healthy kidneys can process about a litre of water an hour.

When it comes to water intake, thirst is the best indicator, not a per litre-guide. Thirst is actually quite an interesting subject - it is controlled by something called osmolality, which is a ratio of fluid to other particles in your blood stream. When your osmolality increases when you lose fluids, your hypothalamus tells your brain to release a hormone called vasopressin which in turn triggers a response in your kidneys to absorb excess fluids in your urine. If you don't replace this liquid in your system, your hypothalamus actually engages physically with your conscious brain to make you aware that you are now thirsty. It will even prevent liquids from moving to areas like your mouth so that you are physically and mentally aware that you are thirsty and require fluids. Interestingly, vasopressin is used as a treatment to replicate the response of the pituitary in diabetic patients, which is why excessive thirst can indicate a diabetic issue as the pituitary gland isn't functioning properly...
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I don't get thirsty at all so I have to drink by a per liter guide.
 
TheGuy said:
I don't get thirsty at all so I have to drink by a per liter guide.
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Then you have a medical condition preventing (real possibility) it or a psychological issue that makes you block out thirst - it is a problem in people with chronic dehydration issues for prolonged periods.

What happens if you don't drink liquids for an entire day?
 
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