FDA CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION - Black Licorice: Trick or Treat?
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As it turns out, you really can overdose on candy.
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Days before Halloween, federal regulators have a word of caution about an old fashioned candy treat -- licorice. If you're 40 or older, eating 2 ounces of black licorice a day for at least two weeks could land you in the hospital with an irregular heart rhythm or arrhythmia.
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SOURCE U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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