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Re: Can't eat licorice during pregnancy??????

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 15:46:22 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: Bethanie: "Can't eat licorice during pregnancy??????"

I read somewhere that they're talking about large amounts of anise, which is what gives licorice its flavoring. Most candy, esp in the US, is just artifically flavored; no actual anise in it. Certainly not enough to worry about.

Hey, no questions are silly.

At Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Bethanie wrote: >
>I was reading some article in a magazine, and it said that you weren't
>supposed to eat licorice while pregnant, because it can cause a birth
>defect. Is that true?
>
>I know it's a silly question, sorry.

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