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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 ...
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.
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 ...
Various edible products containing licorice. Excessive consumption of licorice can lead to pseudohyperaldosteronism due to the plant's high concentrations of Glycyrrhetinic acid. [7] Metabolic causes include conditions of glucocorticoid resistance [8] and from mineralocorticoid excess which can occur following high-dose corticosteroid therapy. [1]
[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]
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.
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The black liquor is an aqueous suspension of lignin residues, hemicellulose, and the inorganic chemicals used in the process. The black liquor comprises 15% solids by weight of which two thirds are organic chemicals and the remainder are inorganic. [3] Normally the organics in black liquor are 40-45% soaps, [4] 35-45% lignin and 10-15% other ...