A 54-Year-Old Man Died From Eating Too Much Licorice—Here’s How That Can Happen

Health.com ^ | 24 September 2020 | Maggie O'Neill

[Cronos]

Glycyrrhizic acid, or glycyrrhizin, a sweetening compound derived from licorice root, can cause a drop in potassium levels in the body, which in turn may cause high blood pressure, swelling, abnormal heart rhythms and even heart failure, according to the FDA.

People 40 or older should be especially vigilant about their black licorice consumption: even 2 ounces per day, over a two-week period, could cause irregular heart rhythm and may require hospitalization, the FDA cautions.

The negative effects of eating too much licorice are reversible, and wane when consumption is interrupted. A return to normal potassium levels may take one to two weeks, according to the study.

[LouieFisk]

If only he had kept his mask on he’d be alive today!

[ronnie raygun]

black licorice Racist, but since it was a white guy.........

[LouieFisk]

Red licorice also a killer treat or ?

[rob from twitter]

No. He died from covid.

/sarcasm

[rob from twitter]

Thank you for the warning. I’m a little peace freak sometimes. That explains things.

[rob from twitter]

Ruh ROH.

This darn phone changes words on me when I text. I’m a licorice freak sometimes. Not peace freak. Lol!

[Beagle8U]

“the “lowest-obesrved-adverse-effect level” for glycyrrhizic acids is 100 mg, which equates to about 50 grams of licorice candies. By that approximation, researchers say “a daily intake of 10 mg glycyrrhizic acid would represent a safe dose for most healthy adults,” which could equate to about 5 grams of the candies.”

Which means no more than dog squeezings in America where we don’t use the stupid metric system!

Did he eat 50 pounds of the $hit?

[princeofdarkness]

It’s time to ban black licorice! Do it for the children!/s

[Old Yeller]

Black Licorice Matters.

[Adder]

50 grams of licorice candies.

About 2 oz. A pound is 454 grams.

[Beagle8U]

I know how to convert stuff, my point is that we shouldn’t have to!

This is America and we don’t use the Metric system.

[Ikeon]

100mg is 1/10 of a gram. 50 grams is about 2 ounces. Its actually closer to 30 grams per ounce hope this helps.

[Adder]

Understood.

[HighSierra5]

One of a thousand ways to die. I wonder if that show is still on?

[albie]

Look for peaceful protests to start for failing to identify it as African American licorice.

[weezel]

I dont see how anyone eats that nasty stuff.

[Steamburg]

Next we need on on Water Intoxication and the corrosive nature of Oxygen. LOL. Licorice has been a natural medication for the last couple of millenia. It’s such a bummer when federal agencies think like lawyers.

[READINABLUESTATE]

Sounds more deadly than the dreaded hydroxychloroquine.

[HarleyD]

AHHHHHHHHHHHH....Red licorice apparently does the same thing!!!!!!

There goes my strawberry twizzlers.