A Massachusetts man has died after eating large amounts of black licorice on a daily basis. The 54-year-old’s heart stopped after he ate a large bag and a half of the candy every day for several weeks ...

From sour spirals to the iconic salty licorice dominating the world of Swedish candy, licorice offers plenty to chew on for the curious consumer of sweets. However, when most Americans think of ...

Red and other fruit-flavored “licorice” candy do not contain any licorice, which is why they are called twists, vines or Twizzlers instead of licorice. Even though licorice is best known for candy and ...

A 54-year-old man who had been eating up to two large packages of candy a day died as a result of consuming too much licorice, according to a newly published study in The New England Journal of ...

Black licorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this candy has a dark side. On Sept. 23, 2020, it was reported that black licorice was the culprit in the death of a 54-year-old man in ...

A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the ...

Licorice has been around for thousands of years. The plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which it is derived was found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs and was treasured by healers in the ancient Middle ...

A Massachusetts man lost his life because he ate too much of the candy he loved. According to a report by AP News, the construction worker had been eating a bag and a half of black licorice for a few ...

Candy was an artisanal endeavor till one person, in an unlikely profession, took matters into his own hands. What now seems ...