A new Scottish study has found that playing football can help obese men shed off the kilos and keep them off. Initially 748 overweight soccer fans were given healthy-eating advice and weight management tips during the study by Glasgow researchers the BBC reported. Then only half of the total men were invited to participate in a 12-week programme of training sessions at their local football club. (Read: Indulging in sports in high school proves beneficial in older age) After a year of participation researchers found that the 374 men had lost about 11lb each and maintained their reduced weight. The researchers
