Nutrition Advancement: Chili Peppers Proven to Decrease Appetite
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This one seems like a no-brainer: Of course you don't feel like eating if your mouth is burning from eating chili peppers. People are fat and getting
fatter, so any food that cuts appetite even a little is big news. Dutch scientists found that supplementing capsaicin. The chemical that causes the heat
in chili peppers - 30 minutes before a meal cut food intake by eight percent.
Taking capsaicin with tomato juice was even more effective, decreasing food intake by 28 percent. Capsaicin works by increasing levels of the "fight-or-
flight" hormone epinephrine (adrenaline), which speeds fat use and increases metabolism. The Dutch study showed that capsaicin increased satiety (satisfaction
of hunger) and reduced energy and fat intake in men and women. The results are interesting, but most people are not disciplined enough to take a supplement
30 minutes before each meal.
For those people who are, capsaicin may help them lose weight.
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