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Massachusetts Man Dies From Eating Excessive Amount of Black Licorice
New York Post ^
| September 24, 2020
| Kenneth Garger VIEW AUTHOR ARCHIVE GET AUTHOR RSS FEED September 24, 2020 | 1:39am
Posted on 09/24/2020 3:24:27 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A Massachusetts man died last year from eating an excessive amount of black licorice, doctors said Wednesday.
The unusual case was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, detailing how the man consumed a bag and half of the candy every day for two weeks prior to his death.
Licorice contains glycyrrhizic acid, which could deplete potassium levels and contribute to heart rhythm problems, doctors explained.
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TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: blacklicorice; licornice; potassium
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To: Bonemaker
Careful! Green fairies can make you absinth minded.
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posted on
09/24/2020 5:09:06 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(They are openly stating that they intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live.)
To: csvset; Joe 6-pack; nickcarraway; deweyfrank; cartan; Jewbacca
If you like black licorice, THIS must be your alcoholic jam.
Opah!!
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posted on
09/24/2020 5:10:47 AM PDT
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^s)
To: Bonemaker
I have a bottle of that in my liquor cabinet right now...
Wiley Wallaby Black Licorice is the best.
And yes... Anyone who doesn't want their black jelly beans after Halloween know to save them for me...
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posted on
09/24/2020 5:18:17 AM PDT
by
Dead Corpse
(A Psalm in napalm...)
To: nickcarraway
You know, if we went and found out how many of the people who’ve died in the last year had eaten licorice, or smelled maybe licoricey, or looked like a licorice-eater, or might have been exposed to a person of the licoricial persuasion, we just might have us a Pan-Freakin’-Demic (PFD).
If you can’t burn it down, shut it down.
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posted on
09/24/2020 5:19:31 AM PDT
by
_longranger81
(Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; defend the defenseless; care for the unloved.)
To: GranTorino
Socrates agrees with you.
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posted on
09/24/2020 5:19:41 AM PDT
by
Dead Corpse
(A Psalm in napalm...)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/24/2020 5:24:29 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Gay State Conservative
>>Youre lucky.My Cardiologist told me no Twinkies...and no hookers.
At some point, you have to wonder whether the extra life is worth it...
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posted on
09/24/2020 5:31:11 AM PDT
by
vikingd00d
(chown -R us ~you/base)
To: nickcarraway
I used to OD on these licorice flavored cough drops as a child. They also came in cherry, but black was the best.
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posted on
09/24/2020 5:44:31 AM PDT
by
nonsporting
(.Only hits count.)
To: Raycpa
No black licorice and, maybe, no sambuca?
To: nickcarraway
There but for the grace of God go I.
To: newnhdad
My favorite licorice is Panda brand from Finland...so good!
Sometimes you can find it in regular grocery stores, and organic food stores usually have it.
Their Raspberry “licorice” is also delicious.
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posted on
09/24/2020 5:51:57 AM PDT
by
Max in Utah
(A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
To: DoodleBob
Ah, Ouzo. Had an adventure when I drank a bottle of that down in St. Thomas, VI. Fun times. I wouldnt dare to attempt that today, lol.
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posted on
09/24/2020 5:59:30 AM PDT
by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: DoodleBob
στην υγειά μας!
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posted on
09/24/2020 6:01:58 AM PDT
by
cartan
To: sheana
I cant imagine. But glad they have them for you.
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posted on
09/24/2020 6:03:07 AM PDT
by
napscoordinator
(Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
To: cartan
Eek. But you enjoy them so its all good.
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posted on
09/24/2020 6:03:48 AM PDT
by
napscoordinator
(Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
To: nickcarraway
Of all the things on earth to become addicted to and to die from... how little modern science really knows about stuff such as this.
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posted on
09/24/2020 6:06:07 AM PDT
by
OKSooner
(We are not allowed to criticize George Soros.)
To: nickcarraway
Eat that much of ANY candy and it’s gonna catch up with you eventually.
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posted on
09/24/2020 6:21:06 AM PDT
by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
To: nickcarraway
Licorice was the yucky candy I threw away.
To: Raycpa
Bummer on the something else.
To: The_Media_never_lie
Black Licorice Matters! Good one!
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posted on
09/24/2020 7:07:13 AM PDT
by
libertylover
(Election 2020: Make America Great Again or Burn it to the Ground. Choose one.)
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