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.
Pepperoncini are a type of mild, yellow-green chili pepper that belong to the species Capsicum annuum. They are in the same botanical family as bell peppers and many other hotter varieties of chili peppers. Pepperoncini are most familiar as pickled peppers, which are preserved in vinegar in commercially packaged jars.