Can Red Pepper Burn Fat
Latest research has underlined a definitive link between spices and the fat burning process.
Spices such as paprika, turmeric and red pepper are largely considered to be the most beneficial with chili (or red) pepper arguably the most beneficial of the three.
Red pepper is also know as chilli pepper, sweet pepper or bell pepper. It contains Capsaicinoids, which are the group of substances that cause the heat found in the hot peppers.
A little know fact is that peppers are hot to stop animals from eating them – it is a genetic pre-programmed defence mechanism. Humans are one of only a handful of mammals that can actually eat them.
Red Peppers And Weight Loss
Red pepper offers humans so many benefits and not just connected to weight loss – the Capsaicin in red pepper possesses great cardiovascular benefits, an ability to cease and reduce pain by helping to restrict nerve endings resulting in less sensitivity.
It can also help with the symptoms of the common cold as it effectively opens and drains congested nasal passages as anyone who has eaten a hot curry will testify.
The connection with weight loss and fat burning is centred around raising the core temperature of the body – this in turn gives your metabolism a turbo charge.
After consuming very spicy, hot foods, your body temperature increases largely as a result of a process known as “diet induced thermogenesis”. As your body heat increases so will your metabolism so more calories are expended or burned.
Diet Pills That Use Red Pepper As An Ingredient
It is only recently that the commercial diet pill industry has discovered a way to harness the power of red pepper and use as an ingredient.
Towards the end of 2009 a Scottish based natural health company created a product that utilised the power of red pepper and produced a product called Capsiplex.
So successful was the product that it completely sold out after three days of its introduction and has now sold approaching one and half million units.
Read more about Capsiplex
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