Drinking large amounts of cola can cause paralysis, doctors warn

telegraph.co.uk ^ | May 19, 2009 | Kate Devlin

[Free ThinkerNY]

Drinking large amounts of cola every day can cause muscle problems, an irregular heartbeat and even paralysis, doctors have warned.

Chronic consumption of the drink can cause a condition called hypokalaemia, in which levels of potassium in the blood fall, in some patients. Symptoms can range from mild weakness and constipation to paralysis.

Researchers said that family doctors should look out for muscle problems in people who drink large amounts of cola, after finding that patients who drank between two and 10 litres a day developed the condition.

[frogjerk]

after finding that patients who drank between two and 10 litres a day developed the condition.

WOW!

[Vigilanteman]

Disclaimer: Before all this sh*t happens, the cola will dissolve all your teeth and bones. I find cola to be great stuff to keep in the garage for dissolving rust.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It can also cause drowning.

Ban cola. For the children.

[b4its2late]

Eat a banana while drinking coke!

[I am Richard Brandon]

And I thought I was just being lazy!

[edcoil]

Like the old smoking research where they found cancer in rats after forcing the equivalent of 20 packs a day down them.

[wastedyears]

Oh good, ‘cuz there’s a full bottle of rum close by.

Talk about rum and Coke...

[Hegemony Cricket]

10 liters? You would be paralyzed in front of the urinal, would be my guess...

[dfwgator]

Yeah, but it’s nothing compared to dihyrdrogen monoxide, that stuff can kill you.

[jkeith3213]

Oops didn’t mean to pm. My thoughts exactly though.

[truthkeeper]

To borrow a line from “Moonstruck,” “Cosmo...you’re gonna die.”

[allmost]

I had a helper (briefly) who downed 2 two liter bottles of pepsi before lunch. He said he had ADD. Fairly non constructive individual, go figure.

[Vigilantcitizen]

I said a litre of cola!

[frogjerk]

Interesting how this comes out when all the talk about taxing soft-drinks by the nanny state universal rationing care crowd.

[dfwgator]

My doctor told me. if I take perfect care of myself. for the rest of my life, I’ll get very sick and die. - Rodney Dangerfield

[50sDad]

Great Briton: Once we ruled the world’s seas with colonies everywhere; now, we have to be content with being the world’s nagging old grandmother.

[ravingnutter]

Heck, just dilute it with whiskey and you’ll be fine.

[Joe 6-pack]

"I find cola to be great stuff to keep in the garage for dissolving rust."

It also works wonders getting those love bugs off the windshield....

[Diamond]

I feel my feigrns boecnimg paezlrayd!

Carildloy,