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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: nickcarraway
I guess as kids we instinctively knew. Which is why 2 weeks after Halloween all we had left are the black candies withe white cat wrappers.
Man, what a way to go!
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:30:28 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
To: nickcarraway
And it will be no doubt be counted as a Covid death...
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:32:06 AM PDT
by
thoolou
(Seems the Information Age gives the illusion of information, while still being oblivious to the worl)
To: nickcarraway
What happened two weeks ago to make him binge?
Did the manufacturer stop making red Twizlers? You know, “due to the Virus”?
To: nickcarraway
To: nickcarraway
i like that they capitalized Black Licorice.
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:38:42 AM PDT
by
ronniesgal
(Q. why did the chicken cross the road? A. It's Trumps fault and you're a racist!)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:40:21 AM PDT
by
waterhill
(`)
To: ronniesgal
Black Licorice Matters…!
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:42:43 AM PDT
by
cartan
To: freedumb2003
Black licorice is the worst tasting candy ever invented. My dad used to like black jellybeans. Gross!!!!!
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:43:10 AM PDT
by
napscoordinator
(Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
To: nickcarraway
The liquorice-root extract contains the natural sweetener glycyrrhizin, which is over 50 times sweeter than sucrose.
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:44:14 AM PDT
by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: cartan
Hey, just making sure the Black in the Licorice gets its respect.
All lower case for red candy.
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:44:46 AM PDT
by
ronniesgal
(Q. why did the chicken cross the road? A. It's Trumps fault and you're a racist!)
To: napscoordinator
I really like it…
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:46:02 AM PDT
by
cartan
To: lee martell
Interesting binge.
Most people use alcohol.
I prefer barbecue.
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:47:19 AM PDT
by
waterhill
(`)
To: waterhill
>>Most people use alcohol.
I prefer barbecue.<<
No reason not to do both. But I guess that licorice dessert is off the menu.
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:51:10 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
To: cartan
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:54:08 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: nickcarraway
Man, I love black licorice. Just ate a couple of bags, but over a two week period. Guess I better back off a little.
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:54:26 AM PDT
by
deweyfrank
(Nobody's Perfect)
To: nickcarraway
Growing up, there was
anise that grew along a stretch of fence in a nearby pasture.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/P5fXtQvZ/A0959-C13-5162-49-DD-A139-E271140045-D5.jpg)
In summer, the aroma was intense. It tastes like licorice.
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:57:36 AM PDT
by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: nickcarraway
Next headline - FAMILY SUES CANDY MAKER FOR NOT PUTTING WARNING ON THEIR PRODUCT
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posted on
09/24/2020 3:59:22 AM PDT
by
CIB-173RDABN
(I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
To: csvset
Make sure you aren’t tasting hemlock. Grows wild around here. One kid died after making a pea shooter out of it.
To: nickcarraway
Cardiologist told me “no black licorice “ and no something else
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posted on
09/24/2020 4:08:06 AM PDT
by
Raycpa
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