Chili Peppers

Hey everybody

Here is question some of you may find interesting “Are hot peppers bad for you?”

Probably not. In the book “The wellness encyclopedia of food and nutrition: How to buy, store, and prepare every variety of fresh food”, Sheldon Margen notes that while a common concern about hot peppers is that it can cause ulcers, there really is no evidence to support that. In fact, according to the author, studies have shown that in places such as South America and Thailand, where hot peppers are widely used in cooking, there were no higher incidences of stomach ulcers among the population. Furthermore, when researchers injected ground up jalapeno peppers into the stomachs of volunteers, follow-up observations showed there was no damage to their stomach linings.


Now, on the other hand, peppers or capsicum do have properties that can be beneficial to people like us who workout regularly. They have an active ingredient know as capsaicin which promotes fat burning by increasing the overall metabolic activity of the body, thus helping to burn calories and fat. This is particularly useful considering that the FDA banned the herb ephedra, a thermogenic agent, and supplement companies have since been looking for a replacement. Capsicum not only has ephedra’s metabolic effect but it doesn’t have the bad stimulant effects on the hear rate.

With all these properties, I think we can answer the question with a strong “NO!”

Thank you guys

Alejandro
New York Muscle