Licorice Is Not For Diabetics Nor People With Hb Pressure Or Heart Problemsl
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Diabetics and people with high blood pressure should not eat licorice. It can lower potassium levels and create heart problems. Licorice also helps the body to reatin sodium and can interfer with normal heart function
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Eat nothing Licorice! People with high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, diseases of kidney, heart, or liver and menstrual problems or on ace-inhibitors, diuretics, aspirin, digoxin or insulin should never eat licorice.
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Never heard this before. Thanks for the information.
NAEJ855/16/2013 7:24:00 AM
thank you for this information. I never heard this before and I have been a diabetic for about five years.
JOANIE695/16/2013 5:01:00 AM
Thanks...sending this info to my bro and sis who are diabetics.
CTUPTON10/24/2011 8:11:00 PM
thanks
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