So the discussion on liquorice continues thanks to Tom's last-week-at-work news reading. Who'd have thought that such a seemingly innocent and delicious snack could cause:
- Premature birth - Chronic fatigue
- Headaches
- "Swelling"
- Muscle failure
- High Blood Pressure
- Loss of sex drive in men?
And it's all apparently thanks to glycyrrhizic acid.
This story - of the woman who OD'd on Pontefract Cake and was treated at Pontefract General Infirmary (the world centre for liquorice related illness?) was definately the most bizarre.
Will I withdraw my claims of salty liquorice being a superior snack? No chance.