The US Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority warns you to be careful when eating large amounts of licorice because they can cause blood pressure and heart problems. In Massachusetts, a 54-year-old construction worker died from it. He ate one and a half bags of black licorice every day.
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“Even a small amount of licorice can raise your blood pressure a little,” said Dr. Neel Butala, a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, who described the case in the report. New England Journal of Medicine …
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