Eating spicy food is a classic problem in the catering industry, and its advantages and disadvantages are different. Eating spicy food is exciting, and the cause of sensory stimulation is capsaicin in pepper. Capsaicin is actually a carotenoid and a popular antioxidant. It is found that eating Chili peppers has the functions of anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, anti-cancer and regulating blood sugar, just because capsaicin makes Chili peppers have unique characteristics from light to strong when eating.
People are so addicted to spicy food because chili contains a substance called capsaicin, which will make your mouth feel burning, but it is this pain that makes the brain secrete an endogenous substance "endorphin" similar to morphine, which can make people feel happy. This is called pain and happiness! Qi Lu, an associate professor at Harvard School of Public Health, published a paper in Journal of Medical Research 20 15. After a follow-up survey of 500,000 people in China for nearly 10 years, it is found that compared with those who eat spicy food less than once a week, those who love spicy food once or twice a week have a lower death rate 10%. An American study followed 16000 Americans for nearly 20 years. The results show that people who often eat peppers live longer than those who don't. Although it is not clear why eating Chili is healthier, a lot of research shows that eating spicy food is really good for health.
Literature published in the British Journal of Medical Research found that people who eat spicy food once or twice a week have a lower mortality rate 10% than those who eat spicy food less than once a week, while those who eat spicy food more than three times a week have a lower mortality rate 14% than those who eat spicy food less than once a week. On the contrary, eating spicy food for a long time is harmful to their health. So eating Chili once or twice a week is good for your health.
What are the benefits of eating Chili? Protect the heart. Eating Chili regularly can effectively delay the development of atherosclerosis. Promote blood circulation. Pepper has certain medicinal properties, so it can "dispel wind and sweat, resolve phlegm and eliminate dampness." Modern medical explanations can promote blood circulation and improve colds, frostbite and vascular headaches. Warming stomach and dispelling cold. According to Food Materia Medica, pepper can warm the spleen and stomach. If a cold has symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and stomachache, you can eat some peppers appropriately. Skin care. Pepper can promote hormone secretion and improve skin condition.