health Benefits Of Chillies

Over the years there have been many separate views on the effects that quarterly chilli consumption can have on the the human body. This description attempts to summarise some of the main areas of seminar that have emerged over the last few years

Lower blood sugar

Research publishes in the American Journal of Clinical nourishMent (July 2006) suggests the quarterly consumption of chillies can help your body operate insulin levels after eating which could benefit the overweight or diabetics.

As part of the study candidates followed a diet high in chilli article and had lower blood glucose levels than those eating a bland spice free diet. The author of the study Kiran Ahuja said "Chilli meals maybe supervene in lower C-peptide and insulin secretion and higher hepatic clearance of insulin, and the supervene is larger if chilli is eaten regularly."

Anti Inflammatory

Capsaicin, the substance that give chilies their heat is well known to include a neuropeptide associated with the inflammatory process. Chilli associated alterations in plasma proteins have been reported in patients with auto inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid and arthritis. So next time you fall and bruise, maybe rub a little chilli onto the wound!

Congestion / Sinus issues

Now you do not have to be a scientist to work this one out. If you eat a dish loaded with hot chillies the heat from the capsaicin causes secretions, or in other words sweating and a runny nose, that help clear the nasal passage.

Cancer

Opinion seems divided as to either chillies help forestall or cause stomach cancer.

Researchers at Yale University of treatMent terminated in 1994 that chili pepper consumption may cause increased risk of stomach cancer. Compared to nonconsumers of chili peppers, consumers had an increased risk of stomach cancer (odds ratio 5.49; 95%). Among consumers, there was a extremely considerable trend of expanding risk with expanding self-rated level of chili pepper consumption (high, medium, or low). That said the study said that "definite closing is not warranted" because there was no estimation of dose relationship.

A Berkley neurobiology study any way found the opposite to be true. They terminated that capsaicin/chillie consumption to be "protective against stomach cancer". They pointed to the fact that the gastric cancer rates in Mexico, where chilli peppers consumption is particularly high, are relatively low> they also noted the correlation in the middle of increased chilli consumption in the Usa and falling rates of gastric cancer.

Conclusion

Perhaps rather predictably there is no clear retort to the inquire 'are chillies good for you?'. As with all things I'm sure they are useful in some ways and detriMental in others. My advice would be to stop worrying and get Cooking!

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