A member asked:

I've been eating natural black licorice candy daily for several months. just read can be dangerous. i don't have high blood pressure. should i worry?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Patrick Mckenna answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Probably ok: Not sure what danger there is to eating licorice other than danger of weight gain and diabetes. If you are eating in moderation, I wouldn't worry about it. Everyone should try to limit excess processed sugar in the diet.

Answered 8/31/2015

2.3k views

Thank

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

I've been eating natural black licorice candy daily for several months. just read can be dangerous. i don't have high blood pressure. should i worry?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Patrick Mckenna answered

Related Questions

A member asked:

I'm 22 years old. I checked my blood pressure & it read 133/90 and heart rate is about 58-60. Should i worry about this? How high is too high?

A member asked:

My homocysteine level was 13.5. I have high blood pressure & sinus tachycardia, on toprol (metoprolol) 50 mg XL daily! is that level of 13.5 dangerous. I'm 18!

A member asked:

Hello I'm almost 12 weeks and my doctor has me do a 24 hour urine sample. I have high blood pressure and I'm 26. It's well controlled and I'm on a beta blocker (116/72) todays reading. The urine was 289mg, is this cause for worry? What's it mean?

A member asked:

Are bloodshot eyes a sign of high blood pressure? My doc says its allergies/irritants, but Im always worried its BP-related. Numbers slightly higher at doc office (149/86 last reading) but in 120/130s over 80s at home. Should I worry?

A member asked:

In addition to eating right, exercises and lowering salt intake, are there any natural herbs or remedies that can lower really high blood pressure quickly ?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

Is it dangerous to eat a couple servings of all natural black licorice daily... It contains licorice extract. I have naturally low blood pressure. ?

Does fennel act like black licorice? I have read that licorice affects blood pressure meds and is not good for cardiac patients.Fennel is in tulsi tea

Taking metoprolol 25mg daily. Will taking 81mg (low dose) aspirin raise blood pressure? BP usually normal with metoprolol. I took one aspirin several hours ago & checked bp was 127/90. Drank soda & ate a candy bar an hour before checking bp.

How much licorice root would you need to consume in order to significantly raise your blood pressure?

Cipro (ciprofloxacin) 500 mg 2 x daily for 5 days dangerous for patients with tachycardia and high blood pressure?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?