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		gridlockd on Sept 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Man dies from eating more than a bag of liquorice ... You wouldn't casually consume toxic amounts of water or table salt, but a bag and half of licorice per day doesn't sound all that excessive to me.

vidarh on Sept 24, 2020 [–]

A bag and a half of licorice a day without adequate dietary sources of potassium.

And a bag and a half of licorice a day for any length of time would wreak havoc on your digestion.

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