Is licorice ok to have on a diet ?

Amused

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Originally posted by: Magnum375
Licorice (it claims low fat status) ?

Fat isn't as much a problem as needless, pointless sugar and calories.

I wouldn't.
 

IGBT

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I recall reading on a herbal site that real licorice interferes with erections..ruined many a relationship...........:brokenheart:
 

UnatcoAgent

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Originally posted by: IGBT
I recall reading on a herbal site that real licorice interferes with erections..ruined many a relationship...........:brokenheart:

haha I doubt it
 

Ameesh

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Originally posted by: IGBT
I recall reading on a herbal site that real licorice interferes with erections..ruined many a relationship...........:brokenheart:

stupid hippies
 

feralkid

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Originally posted by: Magnum375
Originally posted by: IGBT
I recall reading on a herbal site that real licorice interferes with erections..ruined many a relationship...........:brokenheart:

haha I doubt it






That's Infections, not Erections.

 

UnatcoAgent

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Originally posted by: feralkid
Originally posted by: Magnum375
Originally posted by: IGBT
I recall reading on a herbal site that real licorice interferes with erections..ruined many a relationship...........:brokenheart:

haha I doubt it






That's Infections, not Erections.

so it makes you more prone to infection ?
 

feralkid

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Less prone. It interferes with certain pathogens.




"Licorice contains glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid which induce interferon which binds to cell surfaces and stimulates the production of proteins that inhibit the attachment of viruses to the cell. When viruses have trouble attaching they can not infect cells and cause them to replicate the viral DNA. Interferon also stimulates the activity of natural killer cells and macrophages."
 

Dznuts007

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Depends on what kind of diet you're on. Diet doesn't always mean to lose weight. A person can be on a diet to gain weight.