Scary treat? Black licorice can harm heart, warns the FDA By Linda Carroll
While indulging our sweet-tooth may be a time-honored Halloween tradition, there’s one tasty morsel that could turn out to be more of a trick than a treat for some of us, the Food and Drug Administration warns. Black licorice can lead to heart arrhythmias and other health problems when consumed by adults in large quantities, the FDA noted in its pre-holiday alert. Experts say that consuming 2 ounces of black licorice per day for two weeks can set the heart stuttering in susceptible individuals. The culprit is a compound called glycyrrhizin, which is what gives licorice its sweet flavor. Glycyrrhizin causes the kidneys to excrete potassium. And low levels of potassium can make the heart beat dangerously fast or out of sync, says Dr. Gregg Fonarow, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine........................>>>>...................>>>>....................http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_n.....-heart-warns-the-fda
Take the damn stuff off the market!! Set up a taxpaid government committee to verify these findings and take them off the market and close down the black licorice companies!!! Then everyone can be and stay 'heart healthy'!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
I don't know to many people who like black licorice, although I do like cherry twizzlers
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It is funny because I have heard people claim there are health benefits to the stuff! So this week it is bad, wait until the next study for it to be good, just like butter, margarine, etc...Anyone who gloms any one thing whether it be food, drink or tobacco is bound to have issues. The word "moderation" is somehow lost on people.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
It is funny because I have heard people claim there are health benefits to the stuff! So this week it is bad, wait until the next study for it to be good, just like butter, margarine, etc...Anyone who gloms any one thing whether it be food, drink or tobacco is bound to have issues. The word "moderation" is somehow lost on people.
truth
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
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Black licorice jelly beans are my all time favorite!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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