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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.
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.
Rouse points out, “Eating one to two servings of seafood per week may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and even death, especially when replacing less-healthy foods in the diet ...
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.
A traditional shape for salty liquorice pastilles is a black diamond-shaped lozenge. In Finnish, it is known as salmiakki. The strength of the confectionery depends on the amount of food grade ammonium chloride (salmiak salt) used, which varies by country and what's considered a safe amount.
Licorice extract (glycyrrhizin) is sold in the United States as a liquid, paste, or spray-dried powder. [4] When in specified amounts, it is approved for use as a flavor and aroma in manufactured foods, beverages, candies, dietary supplements, and seasonings. [4] It is 30 to 50 times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar). [5]
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. Too much candy: Man dies from eating bags of ...
The shape and texture is similar to black licorice sticks , thus the product's name. America also produces the licorice gum, Black Jack. Besides, its not like Europeans don't have their own weird and nasty sweet food. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Knulclunk (talk • contribs) 21:54, 8 September 2007 (UTC)