Popular beverage is not the cause of mysterious death!
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by: Alex Lee
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The rumor is simply untrue. Paula Lopez, a resident of Tierra Amarilla, NM, did die in May under mysterious circumstances. For several weeks prior to her death, she had been suffering from an unknown illness that made it difficult for her to keep food in her stomach. She began drinking Vitamin Water after she became ill as a way to keep herself hydrated and replenish her system with necessary vitamins and minerals that she was unable to absorb through diet.
In the days before her death, she was taken to the hospital and was admitted for treatment of glycol alcohol poisoning. She was treated successfully during a five-day hospital stay and blood tests conducted on May 22, 2008 showed no signs of glycol alcohol or any other toxic agents in her system. She regained consciousness and spoke with her brother on May 23. At that time, she denied ingesting glycol alcohol deliberately and indicated that she did not know of anyone who would poison her.
Late on May 23, while in the hospital, Ms. Lopez went into respiratory arrest, which progressed to cardiac arrest. Hospital personnel could not revive her. Her cause of death remains unknown.
Following her death, her brother retrieved Vitamin Water from Ms. Lopez's car and residence, and they were turned over to a laboratory for testing. The results have not yet been released. Ms. Lopez's brother, Christian Lopez, a police officer with the Española Police Department, theorizes that his sister may have died after having suffered a stroke. The Office of the Medical Investigator in Rio Arriba County has not yet released an official cause of death for Ms. Lopez.
Her brother also believes that Ms. Lopez may have absorbed the glycol alcohol found in her system from paint used to repaint the Tierra Amarilla swimming pool, which Ms. Lopez, who was the assistant recreation director for Rio Arriba County, was in charge of operating.
Mr. Lopez strenuously disputes several statements alleged in the incorrect email, including the length of time during which Ms. Lopez had been ill, the claim that contaminated Vitamin Water had been found in Ms. Lopez's refrigerator and that her death is the subject of a criminal investigation.
For its part, Vitamin Water is composed of water and minerals needed to maintain good health. The beverage is low in calories and contains sugar, potassium, calcium, magnesium, citric acid, ascorbic acid, phosphate, niacin, natural flavorings, and distilled water.
Coca Cola, the maker of Vitamin Water, has received no reports of other contaminated beverages and the company's own tests show no product contamination. There is no evidence to suggest that Vitamin Water has been deliberately or inadvertently contaminated, and there is no evidence of any product tampering associated with the Vitamin Water beverage.
Consumers can feel confident in the safety of the Vitamin Water product, and while few answers have been found with regard to Ms. Lopez's death, Ms. Lopez's family members, local authorities, and the Coca Cola Company are confident that Vitamin Water was not the source of the glycol alcohol found in Ms. Lopez's system in the days prior to her death.
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Vitamin water was NOT the cause of the rumor "vitamin water killed woman" You will not find antifreeze in vitamin water therefore the death was not caused by vitamin water.
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