The journal PloS ONE published the results of a study showing that regular consumption of hot peppers reduces the risk of mortality from all diseases. The authors, which confirmed the right of chili to be called the food of centenarians, American scientists from the University of Vermont.
Experts analyzed data collected in the course of a major research project National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. The people who were his participants told researchers about how often eat certain foods. Six years of research, almost a third of participants (five out of sixteen) died.
Carefully analyzing the peculiarities of their daily diet, experts have discovered that the lion’s share of the deceased during the project the volunteers were people who did not like and do not use spicy food.
“A penchant for spicy pepper associated with a reduced risk of death from all causes by 36%,” – stated in the summary of the authors work.
Scientists have noted that the spice is still understudied component of food. The currently available data suggest that their regular use improves metabolism, eliminate oxidative free radicals and stimulates the body’s immune system to more effectively fight pathogens and inflammation. Perhaps this explains the scientists found the effect of eating spicy food.
Earlier Magicforum wrote that scientists had opened a new way of life extension.