Chili Peppers May Help You Live Longer, Preliminary Research Suggests

If you’re someone who likes spicy food, then you might just live longer than me. According to this preliminary research which will be presented this week at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2020, eating spicy food (those with chili peppers) may help you live longer.

Chilli eaters may have a “significantly reduced risk of dying from cardiovascular disease or cancer”...
While previous research has found consuming chillies has an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer and blood-glucose regulating effect due to capsaicin – which gives chilli its characteristic hot taste, the study is the first large scale effort to compare reported consumption of chilli with disease mortality.

Learn more details about this over at Independent.

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