There is a new way to manage your weight and prevent metabolic syndrome: chow down licorice!

A new study claims licorice oil boosts weight-loss, but sitting around all day popping licorice nips won’t do the trick.

Researchers believe licorice oil boosts energy expenditure at a cellular level, resulting in a drop in body fat and weight, says in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice.

Compared to a placebo group, study participants who took licorice oil, lost more body fat and weight, and scientists believe the weight-loss was not associated with any reduction in the amount people ate.

Scientists say in order for licorice oil to work you need to choke down 900 mg…

What do football players have in common?  Let’s enumerate them: big “bods”, countless hours in the gym, and even more countless glasses of protein shakes to gain weight.  Well, they would really need to work on the right body built in such a heavy sport as football, especially for “skill” position players like running backs.

Can you imagine a baby elephant trying to break off an 80-yard run?  What a poor sight it must be.  Ever saw a 320 pound lineman pick up a loose ball and stumble 10-yards, before being tackled by a 180 pound safety?

Lendale White, a chronically chunky Tennessee Titans running back, has just quit drinking to cut…

Have you been receiving birth control and gaining weight lately? Well, wonder no more.  Thanks to the study led by Dr. Abbey Berenson (University of Texas), it has been discovered that women receiving the birth control drug, Depo Provera (depot medroxyprogesterone – DMPA), may see lasting unwanted weight gain.

We don’t know about the type of birth control you’re into, but here we’ll let you know about Depo Provera, a fairly low-cost form of birth control, given by injection every three months.

The study found that women who gain weight initially after having the shot are likely to continue to do so.  The researchers’ findings were published in the journal, Obstetrics &…