Eating a real hot chili sauce can be beneficial to your health. Though I'm not necessarily qualified to be dispensing medical advice :) I can say that it is common knowledge to man and beast that peppers are a rich source of vitamins but did you know that -
All hot chili peppers contain phytochemicals known collectively as capsaicinoids.
* Capsaicin was shown, in laboratory settings, to cause cancer cell death in rats.
* Recent research in mice shows that chili (capsaicin in particular) may offer some hope of weight loss for people suffering from obesity.
* Researchers used capsaicin from chilies to kill nerve cells in the pancreases of mice with Type 1 diabetes, thus allowing the insulin producing cells to start producing insulin again.
* Research in humans found that "after adding chili to the diet, the LDL, or bad cholesterol, actually resisted oxidation for a longer period of time, [delaying] the development of a major risk for cardiovascular disease".
* Researchers found that the amount of insulin required to lower blood sugar after a meal is reduced if the meal contains chili pepper.
* Chili peppers are being probed as a treatment for alleviating chronic pain.
* Several studies found that capsaicin could have an anti-ulcer protective effect on the stomach.
All hot chili peppers contain phytochemicals known collectively as capsaicinoids.
* Capsaicin was shown, in laboratory settings, to cause cancer cell death in rats.
* Recent research in mice shows that chili (capsaicin in particular) may offer some hope of weight loss for people suffering from obesity.
* Researchers used capsaicin from chilies to kill nerve cells in the pancreases of mice with Type 1 diabetes, thus allowing the insulin producing cells to start producing insulin again.
* Research in humans found that "after adding chili to the diet, the LDL, or bad cholesterol, actually resisted oxidation for a longer period of time, [delaying] the development of a major risk for cardiovascular disease".
* Researchers found that the amount of insulin required to lower blood sugar after a meal is reduced if the meal contains chili pepper.
* Chili peppers are being probed as a treatment for alleviating chronic pain.
* Several studies found that capsaicin could have an anti-ulcer protective effect on the stomach.
Milk is supposed to help with curing the affects of hot chili's.
ReplyDeleteAlso did you hear the show on WPR where they talked a lot about chili's and how to grow them etc??
Mike
Hey Mike,
ReplyDeleteMilk does help, actually before and after is a good thing.
I missed the WPR programming.