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Man dies of black licorice overdose

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.

“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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