PEOPLE BEING PEOPLE

A woman who drank more than two gallons of Coca-Cola a day for years died of a heart attack at age 31 because of her addiction, a New Zealand coroner ruled this week. Natasha Harris, mother of eight, lost all her teeth from the sugar and would get shaky and cranky if she ran out of Coke, her family said. The coroner said he did not hold the company liable for the death, but he did recommend that it add a label warning against excessive ingestion of sugar and caffeine. Coca-Cola said it was “disappointed” with the ruling.