Introduction: Many people in life often like to eat various spicy and exciting dishes, such as spicy hotpot, spicy hotpot , maoxuewang , spicy water boiled fish , etc.
chili seems to occupy the main position on the Chinese dining table and has now gradually become a dietary trend. However, many people believe that spicy and stimulating foods will harm their health, but many people believe that appropriate consumption of spicy and stimulating foods is beneficial to their health.
so who is healthier for those who have not eaten spicy food or spicy food for a long time? Let’s share it with you here today.
Who is healthier for those who have not eaten spicy food or spicy food for a long time? It is recommended to know in advance that
is a meta-analysis of published in the American Journal of Preventive Heart Disease found that people who like to eat spicy food may have a longer life expectancy and have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases, cancer and other diseases.
This study researchers analyzed 4 published studies, including more than 570,000 participants, aged 18 to 79 years old, from China, the United States, Italy, and Iranian countries.
researchers counted the consumption of different chili peppers by participants, including red peppers and chili peppers, fresh chili peppers, chili oil and chili sauce. Statistics showed that 54.6% of the participants rarely or never had spicy foods (once a month).
After excluding gender, age, smoking status, hypertension, , diabetes and other factors, the researchers found that eating chili peppers can reduce the risk of death.
People who eat chili rain never eat chili or rarely eat chili peppers have a 13% lower risk of death compared to those who have 17% lower risk of death in cardiovascular disease, 8% lower risk of death in cancer, and 20% lower risk of death in stroke .
Researchers analyzed that the impact of eating peppers on the risk of death may be related to the antioxidant capsaicin contained in peppers, which can activate V1, a member of the transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily (TRPV1).
not only lose weight and sympathetic nervous system release, it promotes fat metabolism, increases energy consumption, improves blood sugar control, reduces the risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome, and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and other deaths.
This is a meta-analysis, and the four studies included are all observational study , so they only show the correlation between eating chili peppers and reducing the risk of death, rather than causal relationship. At present, the conclusion that "more spicy foods can prolong lifespan" cannot be concluded. This association needs more research to confirm.
This study also has limitations, for example, different studies have different statistical data on the frequency and type of pepper consumption, which will also affect the research results.
However, in more research, scientists have also found that eating spicy foods is good for health, and spicy foods are related to reducing the risk of death.
What are the benefits of spicy foods for health?
1. Helps lose weight: The capsaicin contained in peppers can speed up the conversion of substances and help body tissues accelerate the burning and destruction of fat. This is because capsaicin can increase the temperature of body tissues and accelerate the heart rate of .
2. Benefit for cardiovascular: peppers can improve cardiovascular health by changing the dissolution and coagulation ability of organs and tissues. According to research, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol has low density and can resist the process of blood oxidation for a long time. Therefore, adding peppers to food can reduce the risk of heart disease and cerebral thrombosis.
3. Promote blood circulation: Spicy foods can promote blood circulation and help lower blood pressure. After eating spicy foods, the temperature of the body tissue will increase, increasing blood flow of the heart. Chili peppers contain a lot of vitamin A and vitamin C, which helps consolidate the blood vessel walls.
4. Anti-cancer: According to multiple studies, eating chili peppers regularly can reduce the risk of cancer. In some cases, capsaicin can slow down the development of cells. In addition, it will not kill cancer cells while destroying surrounding cells.
5. Promote digestion: seasonings will increase the formation of hydrochloric acid in the stomach to help digest foods easier and increase blood flow into the stomach Capsaicin in the fragrance can help kill bacteria such as Helicobacter pylori and help prevent and treat gastritis. If you hiccup after eating spicy foods, you can take antacids to regulate gastric acid.
6. Treatment of arthritis: turmeric in condiments can reduce inflammation and damage to human bones, curcumin in turmeric helps relieve pain caused by arthritis.
7. Treatment of colds: Various foods containing capsaicin can make the body sweat and reduce discomfort caused by colds. It can also help relieve nasal congestion, make breathing smoother, and reduce rhinitis and other cold symptoms.
8. Change mental state: peppers can increase the levels of eyes and serotonin to relieve pain, help people feel happy, and avoid mental illness and excessive mental tension.
9. Improve breathing: pepper is the best choice for patients with asthma , chronic bronchitis and rhinitis eating chili can solve and remove phlegm and make breathing more comfortable.
Although spicy food is good, not everyone is suitable for it. Especially for the following people, it is best not to eat
1, , , , , patients:
, , patients with stomach disease have poor stomach function. Various spicy foods, such as chili peppers, contain capsaicin, which can easily stimulate the gastric mucosa patients eat too much chili, and the gastric mucosa is prone to rot, edema and congestion. This is not only unfavorable for recovery, but also worsens the condition. Therefore, people with stomach disease should not eat spicy food.
2, cholecystitis and pancreatitis patients:
Patients with cholecystitis and pancreatitis eat too many spicy foods, capsaicin will stimulate the stomach to secrete too much gastric acid, too much gastric acid will cause the gallbladder to contract, and the gallbladder contracts will cause the biliary tract sphincter to contract, making it difficult to excrete bile, and eventually it is easy to cause the disease to worsen. Therefore, patients with cholecystitis and pancreatitis should avoid eating spicy foods.
3. Patients with oral ulcers:
Patients with oral ulcers have problems with their own oral cavity. In this case, eating spicy food will make the pain worse, and the disease will recover slowly.
4. Pregnant women:
The physical condition of pregnant women is very special. In order to help the healthy development of the fetus, pregnant women should avoid eating spicy foods, because spicy foods can easily cause pain on the tongue, stimulate stomach digestion, cause gastrointestinal discomfort, and make the stomach unable to absorb nutrients better. Once nutrient intake is affected, the development of the fetus will inevitably be affected.
5, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases patients:
spicy foods such as chili peppers contain capsaicin, which will speed up the body's blood circulation and accelerate the body's heartbeat, which is harmful to patients with cardiovascular diseases. If you eat too much spicy food in a short period of time, acute heart failure is also prone to occur. Therefore, patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are prohibited from eating chili peppers.
