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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! 2 Likes |
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. 1 Like |
Re: 5 Health Benefits Of Peppers by Juell(m): 5:07pm On Oct 09, 2013 |
Amy Mar'ins: 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. 1 Like |
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:Ah! This ur own serious O! |
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