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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, doctors reported.
Liquorice (Commonwealth English) or licorice (American English; see spelling differences; IPA: / ˈ l ɪ k ər ɪ ʃ,-ɪ s / LIK-ər-ish, -iss) [1] is a confection usually flavoured and coloured black with the extract of the roots of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra. A variety of liquorice sweets are produced around the world.
[6] [7] Chronic consumption of black licorice, even in moderate amounts, is associated with an increase in blood pressure, [7] may cause irregular heart rhythm, and may have adverse interactions with prescription drugs. [6] In extreme cases, death can occur as a result of excess consumption. [8] [9]
The candy can apparently cause consumers to experience abnormal heart rhythms, high blood pressure, swelling, lethargy and even congestive heart failure.
The current flavor lineup is lemon (yellow), anise (black), orange (orange), lime (green), and raspberry (red). They were popular in movie houses along with Heide's other gummy candy, Jujubes . On December 13, 1931, Henry Heide died [ 1 ] in New York City .
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.
Plenty of black licorice labels list licorice extract as an ingredient. Anise is more common to flavor black licorice, but only because it's cheaper. But the good stuff is always proud to put "licorice extract" or something similar in their ingredients. - kotra ( talk ) 23:54, 5 January 2015 (UTC) [ reply ]
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