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A Massachusetts construction workers 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 mans heart to stop, doctors reported.
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) warns.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/24/man-licorice-dies-massachusetts
Wow, what a thing to die from. Didn't he feel bad about a week into it?
LakeArenal
(28,835 posts)PatSeg
(47,563 posts)but probably didn't equate it to the licorice, something he undoubtedly has eaten his entire life.
mysteryowl
(7,395 posts)PatSeg
(47,563 posts)that which is causing the problem.
Nevilledog
(51,172 posts)bullimiami
(13,101 posts)Nevilledog
(51,172 posts)bullimiami
(13,101 posts)Nevilledog
(51,172 posts)Just not too much.... it can kill you, apparently!
Greybnk48
(10,170 posts)That's not uncommon. What a surprise!
sl8
(13,858 posts)Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)Licorice has a compounding factor that makes it more risky than the aforementioned spirits: sodium.
sl8
(13,858 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,574 posts)Zambero
(8,965 posts)It sends my blood pressure, otherwise normal (unless orangesque horror scenes and sounds materialize on the tee vee) through the roof.
Botany
(70,559 posts)ooky
(8,926 posts)Not my favorite flavor.
foo_fighter999
(86 posts)I think I need to go to a Trump rally and hand out free bags of licorice. Maybe with labels that say "This licorice kills libruls."
But that means I would have to go to a Trump rally. Ugh. Maybe I can just mail them instead?
Sympthsical
(9,093 posts)Hes a YouTube doctor who discusses ER cases caused by unusual things. Every video is really interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ChubbyemuGames