Dont Binge on All the Black Licorice at Once, FDA Warns

[Judi Lynn]

by KARA TAYLOR
OCT 31 2017, 6:28 PM ET

If black licorice is among your candy stash this Halloween, be careful not to eat large amounts all at once, the Food and Drug Administration warned.

Glycyrrhizin is a sweetening compound derived from licorice root, and this ingredient is found in black licorice. When eaten in excess at once, it lowers potassium which could lead to irregular heart rhythms, according to the FDA consumer report.

“If you’re over 40 years old with pre-existing conditions, eating two ounces of black licorice a day for at least two weeks could land you in the hospital,” Peter Cassell, press officer for FDA told NBC News.

Several medical journals have linked black licorice to health problems in people over 40, he said, and some had a history of heart disease and/or blood pressure.

More:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/don-t-binge-all-black-licorice-once-fda-warns-n816201

[TexasProgresive]

1. Can't have nothin' good.

I love licorice but as a diabetic I don't eat it.

[PoliticAverse]

2. Binging on candy corn is ok though, right?... n/t

[emmadoggy]

3. I've had many

black licorice binges....yum.

[Skittles]

4. if I eat black licorice too fast I get toe cramps

true

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Yikes! My grandmother loved black licorice!

I liked it, but my cousin didn't, so she persuaded me to give all of ours to our grandmother. She lived to 97.

[elleng]

6. Denmark has a particular love affair with everything liquorice.

'The liquorice plant is a perennial herb and a member of the pea family. Native to southern Europe, Asia, and the Mediterranean, it is extensively cultivated in Russia, Spain, Iran, and India. The plant is prized for its roots, which contain glycyrrhizic acid. This acid, which is extracted from the roots, is fifty times sweeter than sugar. Liquorice extract is used as flavouring in food, tobacco, alcohol, cosmetics, and, of course, in liquorice candy.

Liquorice root is one of the most popular herbs in the world. Its botanical name comes for the Greek words meaning “sweet root.”'

http://denmark.dk/en/lifestyle/food-drink/danish-liquorice

[Thor_MN]

7. Most black licorice is flavored with anise oil and contains no glycyrrhizic acid.

It has lots of sugar, with all that implies.

It can turn your poo green.