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5 Health Benefits Of Peppers by Juell(m): 6:04am On Oct 07, 2013
Peppers add a flavourful kick to your meal, plus they’re loaded with vitamins and disease-fighting properties. Check out these health
benefits of peppers By: Margaret Nearing

1. Burn off fat. Both hot and sweet peppers may enhance weight-loss efforts.
Research has shown that
capsaicin—the substance
that gives hot red peppers
(or chilies) their kick, and
boosts our metabolism—
keeps immature fat cells
from developing into full-
fledged ones. And a study
presented in April found
that a compound in some
sweet peppers (called
CH-19 Sweet), which
resembles capsaicin,
provides similar positive
metabolic effects—minus
the burning mouth and lips.
2. Control cholesterol
Another benefit of
capsaicin: A study in the
British Journal of
Nutrition showed that
adding hot chilis to daily
meals may protect against
the buildup of cholesterol
in the blood compared with
eating a bland diet. (The
hotter the chili, the more
capsaicin.)
3. Keep arthritis at bay
Half a cup (125 mL) of
chopped red or yellow
sweet peppers has almost
double your daily needs
of vitamin C (green ones
also contain lots). That’s a
crucial nutrient:
Researchers at the
University of Manchester
in England found that
study participants who
were in the lowest
category of vitamin C
intake had more than a
three-fold increased risk
of inflammatory arthritis
compared to those with
the highest intake.
4. Lower your risk of breast
cancer
Toss a sliced red pepper
into a salad for about a
third of your daily
carotenoid needs .
Research reported in the
International Journal of
Cancer in 2009 found that
premenopausal women who
ate two or more servings
of foods rich in
carotenoids each day
reduced their risk of
breast cancer by 17
percent. Why? Carotenoids
can interfere with
estrogen’s signalling
ability.
5. Love your heart and
prevent stroke
Whether you like them hot
or sweet, peppers contain
lots of B vitamins. One cup
(250 mL) of chopped
banana pepper has 36
percent of your daily
vitamin B6 and 10
percent of folate (also a
B vitamin); red peppers
contain 35 and seven
percent, respectively; and
yellow peppers, 20 and 10
percent. A Japanese study
published this year looked
at more than 35,000
women, age 40 to 79 years,
who had completed a food-
frequency questionnaire.
Researchers found that
the higher the dietary
intakes of both folate and
B6, the lower the risk of
death from stroke,
coronary heart disease and
total cardiovascular
disease for women.
Re: 5 Health Benefits Of Peppers by Emmyk(m): 9:56am On Oct 07, 2013
O ta lenu
Re: 5 Health Benefits Of Peppers by AmyMarins(f): 3:45pm On Oct 09, 2013
A̶̲̥̅♏‎​ a freak for pepper!

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Re: 5 Health Benefits Of Peppers by Juell(m): 3:56pm On Oct 09, 2013
Hope u dnt over spice ur food sha? lol....I love pepper also
Re: 5 Health Benefits Of Peppers by AmyMarins(f): 4:54pm On Oct 09, 2013
Juell: Hope u dnt over spice ur food sha? lol....I love pepper also

As long as it helps to keep uneccessaryy saliva from my mouth.

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Re: 5 Health Benefits Of Peppers by Juell(m): 5:07pm On Oct 09, 2013
Amy Mar'ins:


As long as it helps to keep uneccessaryy saliva from my mouth.

Unneccessary saliva na work of warms, do u de warm urself regularly ? Like evry 3months
Re: 5 Health Benefits Of Peppers by bluerange(f): 3:59am On Oct 10, 2013
love pepper so much but here in kenya dem no like am at all! when they see u blending tomatoes and pepper together they stare at you as if they have seen a ghost! they don't know what we call stew.

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Re: 5 Health Benefits Of Peppers by AmyMarins(f): 9:45am On Oct 10, 2013
bluerange: love pepper so much but here in kenya dem no like am at all! when they see u blending tomatoes and pepper together they stare at you as if they have seen a ghost! they don't know what we call stew.

Its such a piri! I luv pepper so much, dat i really wish its possible to put in my tea or coffee!
Re: 5 Health Benefits Of Peppers by Juell(m): 10:02am On Oct 10, 2013
Amy Mar'ins:


Its such a piri! I luv pepper so much, dat i really wish its possible to put in my tea or coffee!
Ah! This ur own serious O!

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