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November 1, 2011 02:29 pm PDT

Dangers of licorice

Eating too much licorice can lead to irregular heartbeat or even heart failure due to its glycyrrhetinic acid content. If you tend to overchew, you might be advised to seek out DGL (de-glycyrrhizinated) licorice. Stawberry Twizzler fiends need not worry. About this anyway. From Smithsonian (Wikipedia image): When consumed in large quantities, (glycyrrhetinic acid) can [...]


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