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  2. Glycyrrhizin - Wikipedia

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    The most widely reported side effect of glycyrrhizin use via consumption of black liquorice is reduction of blood potassium levels, which can affect body fluid balance and function of nerves. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Chronic consumption of black licorice, even in moderate amounts, is associated with an increase in blood pressure , [ 7 ] may cause irregular ...

  3. Liquorice (confectionery) - Wikipedia

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    Excessive black liquorice consumption can cause chloride-resistant metabolic alkalosis and pseudohyperaldosteronism. [8] In one particularly extreme case from 2020, a man from Massachusetts ate a bag and a half of black liquorice every day for several weeks, leading to death due to chronic high levels of glycyrrhetinic acid , a principal ...

  4. FDA warns black licorice can cause you to overdose - AOL

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    The candy can apparently cause consumers to experience abnormal heart rhythms, high blood pressure, swelling, lethargy and even congestive heart failure. FDA warns black licorice can cause you to ...

  5. Environmental toxicants and fetal development - Wikipedia

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    Fetal exposure to prenatal tobacco smoke may experience a wide range of behavioral, neurological, and physical difficulties. [9] Adverse effects include stillbirth, placental disruption, prematurity, lower mean birth weight, physical birth defects (cleft palate etc.), decrements in lung function, increased risk of infant mortality. [7]

  6. Man dies after eating black licorice for several weeks. What ...

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    The FDA warns that eating just 2 ounces of black licorice a day for two weeks could cause arrhythmia, or irregular heart rhythm, especially for people who are age 40 or older.

  7. Is black licorice actually dangerous? Lawsuit alleges candy ...

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    Many people have a weakness for a certain type candy, but one man is claiming his affinity for black licorice may have contributed to his heart disease.

  8. Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    The heart rate increases, but generally not above 100 beats/ minute. Total systematic vascular resistance decreases by 20% secondary to the vasodilatory effect of progesterone. Overall, the systolic and diastolic blood pressure drops 10–15 mm Hg in the first trimester and then returns to baseline in the second half of pregnancy. [6]

  9. Liquorice - Wikipedia

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    Liquorice (Commonwealth English) or licorice (American English; see spelling differences; IPA: / ˈ l ɪ k ər ɪ ʃ,-ɪ s / LIK-ər-ish, -⁠iss) [5] [6] is the common name of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the root of which a sweet, aromatic flavouring is extracted.