Eating too much black licorice is harmful, FDA warns

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from chicagosuntimes,

"According to the FDA advisory:

FDA’s Linda Katz, M.D., says last year the agency received a report of a black licorice aficionado who had a problem after eating the candy. And several medical journals have linked black licorice to health problems in people over 40, some of whom had a history of heart disease and/or high blood pressure. Katz says potassium levels are usually restored with no permanent health problems when consumption of black licorice stops."