Man dies after eating bag of licorice every day for a few weeks

The Guardian ^ | 24 Sept 2020 | AP

[DUMBGRUNT]

A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the 54-year-old man’s heart to stop,

The problem is glycyrrhizic acid, found in black licorice and in many other foods and dietary supplements containing licorice root extract. It can cause dangerously low potassium and imbalances in other minerals, principally electrolytes.

Eating as little as 2 ounces of black licorice a day for two weeks could cause a heart rhythm problem, especially for people over the age of 40, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnsProbably a covid coverup?

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Note to self: Next time I plan to live on licorice, buy red licorice.

[Gene Eric]

Black Licorice Matters

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Salty licorice is great.

YES!
The one I buy (Gustaf), are called lightly salted.

Never experienced the ‘DOUBLE SALT’, would like to try it.
Some say it’s inedible?

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Glycyrrhizin, or liquorice root, is already given to patients suffering from HIV

Nice find!
And they said the internet was a 'vast wasteland'!