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Nutraceutical Alert! Licorice Intake Linked to Blood Pressure Increase – Safety Limits Questioned

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In a groundbreaking study challenging previous assumptions, licorice’s glycyrrhizic acid (GA) content, long considered safe up to 100 mg daily, is under scrutiny. The randomized, controlled 2 × 2 crossover trial, involving 28 healthy participants, reveals licorice’s unexpected potency in raising blood pressure by a mean difference of 3.1 mm Hg during the intake period. This prompts a reconsideration of licorice’s safe intake limits. The study underscores the need for further exploration of licorice’s health implications and suggests caution for individuals with licorice or GA-based supplements.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916524000194?via%3Dihub

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