Topical licorice cream for fat loss?

[JimBob]

I came across a T-Nation article with Dr. Eric Serrano claiming you could spot reduce fat with licorice cream. So, I did a quick Google search and found this:
Glycyrrhetinic acid, the active principle of licorice, can reduce the thickness of subcutaneous thigh fat through topical application. - PubMed - NCBI

 

[Vince Carter]

Hocus Pocus

 

[Sean Mosher]

One of the many reasons to not visit T-Nation ;-)