Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice a day
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Re: Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice a day
#2I did some looking into what made black licorice taste so good and to see if enjoying it was genetic. I was surprised to find out it can be toxic. All of these years my grandfather and I have been poisoning each other. Guess we should celebrate we survived it with a pint of sarsaparilla.
Re: Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice a day
#3I did some looking into what made black licorice taste so good and to see if enjoying it was genetic. I was surprised to find out it can be toxic. All of these years my grandfather and I have been poisoning each other. Guess we should celebrate we survived it with a pint of sarsaparilla.
I've been eating a small handful of gluten-free licorice daily for the last couple of months.. dang.
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#4I did some looking into what made black licorice taste so good and to see if enjoying it was genetic. I was surprised to find out it can be toxic. All of these years my grandfather and I have been poisoning each other. Guess we should celebrate we survived it with a pint of sarsaparilla.
It tastes absolutely horrible to me. I guess somewhere deep down, I knew all along that it's actually poison.
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#5Is the liquid one also poisonous? Asking for a friend...
Re: Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice a day
#6It can also raise blood pressure.
Re: Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice a day
#7I did some looking into what made black licorice taste so good and to see if enjoying it was genetic. I was surprised to find out it can be toxic. All of these years my grandfather and I have been poisoning each other. Guess we should celebrate we survived it with a pint of sarsaparilla.
Everything is toxic in high enough quantities.
Re: Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice a day
#8I did some looking into what made black licorice taste so good and to see if enjoying it was genetic. I was surprised to find out it can be toxic. All of these years my grandfather and I have been poisoning each other. Guess we should celebrate we survived it with a pint of sarsaparilla.
"Well, sassafras and sarsaparilla both contain safrole, a compound recently banned by the FDA due to its carcinogenic effects."[1]
Argh.
[1] https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/root-root-bee...
Re: Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice a day
#9I did some looking into what made black licorice taste so good and to see if enjoying it was genetic. I was surprised to find out it can be toxic. All of these years my grandfather and I have been poisoning each other. Guess we should celebrate we survived it with a pint of sarsaparilla.
It tastes absolutely horrible to me. I guess somewhere deep down, I knew all along that it's actually poison.
Poisonous like water, table salt and other substances that are lethal in excess and benign or even essential in moderation.
Re: Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice a day
#10I did some looking into what made black licorice taste so good and to see if enjoying it was genetic. I was surprised to find out it can be toxic. All of these years my grandfather and I have been poisoning each other. Guess we should celebrate we survived it with a pint of sarsaparilla.
It tastes absolutely horrible to me. I guess somewhere deep down, I knew all along that it's actually poison.
I personally like chewing on sticks. The sweets? Not so much.
"The dose makes the poison" -- Paracelsus; pretty much on point in this case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquorice#Food_and_confectione...