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Title: For all of us older fellers with the beer guts.
Post by: ElevatrMusic on February 08, 2009, 11:33:32 pm
If you pride yourself in how spicy you like your chili or how much foreign hot sauce your enchilada can handle before you combust, rejoice! Studies show that the right amount of capcaisin(the chemical in spicy food that tells your brain that something is spicy) per day reduces your resting motabolism by almost 25%.



HOT FOODS WILL FIRE UP METABOLISM

TRUE

Capsaicin, the bioactive compound that makes chile peppers exude heat, can turn your metabolism up a notch while also enhancing satiety and reducing hunger. Studies show that eating about one tablespoon of chopped red or green chile pepper - which is equal to 30 mg of capsaicin - resulted in up to a temporary 23 per cent boost in metabolism.

In another study, 0.9 grams of red pepper was given in capsule form or naturally in tomato juice before each meal.

The researchers noted that the individuals reduced their total calorie intake by 10 or 16 per cent, respectively, for two days after and still reported being full.

Tip: Sprinkle red-pepper flakes onto pasta dishes and into chilis and stews; fresh chile peppers work well in salsas and add a fiery flavour to many other dishes.

(http://www.mindfood.com/at-metabolism-myths-busted-health-dieting-tips.seo)


Also... this topic is wrong stating that capsiacin exudes 'heat'. Capsiacin introduces a positively charged ion that is allowed to pass through the cell membrane and when inside depolarizes the neuron which sends the same signal to the brain that extensive heat or burning would and therefore the brain interprets it as a 'burning' feeling. Practical science is fun :D!