About 17% of adolescents (12-19 years of age) and children (6-11 years of age) are obese in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These numbers have continued to increase since at least the early 1990s. Pediatric obesity represents one of our greatest health challenges.
Licorice root has been used in skin care for millennia. According to the National Cancer Institute it has, potential anti-inflammatory, antioxidant...activities. Licochalcone is a molecule contained in licorice root extract which helps control oil production, and is anti-bacterial as well as anti-inflammatory.
Capsaicin (pronounced cap-SAY-a-sin) is the chemical in chili peppers that makes them spicy. Specifically, capsaicin occurs in the fruits of plants in the Capsicum family, including bell peppers, jalapeÃ±o peppers, cayenne peppers and other chili peppers. Capsaicin in chili peppers is measured on the Scoville Scale and expressed in terms of Scoville Heat Units. Bell peppers are the only member of the capsicum family that don't contain capsaicin, and thus register zero Scoville units.