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https://www.newsweek.com/chili-health-heart-cancer-1546230Eating chili peppers could extend your life, a new study has found. Based on research that looked at the health records of half a million people across countries including China, Italy, Iran and the United States, it was found that those who ate chili pepper reduced their risk of all-cause mortality by 25 percent.
The study was carried out by the Cleveland Clinic's Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. The senior author on this study, Dr. Bo Xu, told the BBC: "Our study is not powered to answer the questions of exactly which type of the hottest chili peppers, the mode of intake and amount and frequency, because again that is a point that varies across the studies.
"What is true and consistent though I suspect is that the active ingredient present in the hot chili peppers which is a chemical known as Capsaicin is probably mediating a lot of the potential health benefits."
Dr. Xu however stressed that the data in the research is still preliminary and wouldn't lead to a change in guideline recommendations. The study also found that compared to individuals who rarely or never ate chili pepper, people who ate chili pepper had a 26 percent reduction in cardiovascular mortality, a 23 percent reduction in cancer mortality and a 25 percent relative reduction in all-cause mortality.
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niyad
(113,055 posts)getagrip_already
(14,618 posts)My family hates me and will die early deaths I fear.......
samnsara
(17,604 posts)....stuffed poppers, ghost pepper sprinkles...etc etc...
niyad
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malaise
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If it's hot pepper period, I'll be here forever - Scotch Bonnet and Wiri-Wiri
I just made a huge bottle of pepper sauce.
niyad
(113,055 posts)malaise
(268,693 posts)a small round shiny pepper thats packed with a unique floral-fruity flavour, and distinct aroma. It is very hot.
niyad
(113,055 posts)malaise
(268,693 posts)It's not common to Jamaica - comes from Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. Have one hybrid - Scotch Bonnet and wiri wiri - a lovely pepper and of course Scotch Bonnet is as Jamaican as Usain Bolt.
Wednesdays
(17,312 posts)The capsaicin is the beneficial chemical, and it's what puts the heat in peppers.
malaise
(268,693 posts)I will survive and survive
csziggy
(34,131 posts)I can't eat anything with capsaicin without a lot of pain - not just the burn when I eat them (which causes blisters if I even touch the things) but all the way through my system with the residual effects causing pain for days or sometimes weeks. It's gotten to the point that even smelling bell peppers starts my lips tingling.
On the other hand, my parents seldom ate anything with hot peppers or bell in it and they lived long lives. Dad died at ninety, Mom at ninety seven. So maybe there is hope for me.
niyad
(113,055 posts)parents' longevity. We very much like having you around!
csziggy
(34,131 posts)I've been in situations where I wanted to try new foods, but then found they included some kind of peppers and had to forego the experience.
I make my own curry mix without pepper so I can have curry, same for some other spice blends - but you just can NOT make cajun or creole blends without peppers. They just are not right.
I hope I got those genes. I know my sister did. She's over seventy and still going strong. I'm a few years younger but have had a lot of non-systemic health issues so she will probably outlive me.
mitch96
(13,870 posts)Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)bamagal62
(3,244 posts)underpants
(182,603 posts)Its all-cause mortality
Dammit!
Cirque du So-What
(25,908 posts)I know when its time to eat when my butt stops burning.
Hotler
(11,394 posts)my life pass before my eyes. In a good way. It starts with a rush of goose bumps, then all the hair on my upper body stands up, my nipples get hard, then the tears, the runny nose, and the top of my head sweats.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)niyad
(113,055 posts)mitch96
(13,870 posts)A nice chilaquiles with a tomatillo/Hatch chili's mix and fresh fried corn tortillas.. "Don't get no
better'n'at" IMHO...
And then there is christmas..........
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BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)a day can make you lose your memory. You're cooking your own brains, fools!