Chili pepper can be said to be a common vegetable, and provinces such as Sichuan, Jiangxi, and Hunan are even more "no spicy food". But it is such an ordinary thing that has made new discoveries at the Ivan Franco National University.
Recently, scientists from there, Uliana V. Semanuk and Oreschāk disclosed their research results: moderate intake of peppers can help slow down the body's aging rate, or extend the life span by 13%. The relevant results were published in the well-known scientific journal "Food & Function".
During the research process, scientists chose fruit fly for experiments. Compared with human genes, the similarity rate of fruit fly is more than 60%, and 70% are consistent with the genes related to human diseases. Its attenuation method is similar to that of the human body. Moreover, fruit flies also have a biological clock similar to ours, that is, they work during the day and rest at night. Therefore, scientists believe that fruit fly can be used as a model of aging.
Scientists added chili powder at a concentration of 0.04%-0.12% to the food of fruit fly, and then tracked their survival length. It was found that after ingesting chili powder food, their survival length was stretched by 9%-13%, and their lifespan was extended in proportion to the chili powder concentration.
The spicyer the pepper, the longer the life span? People can't help but guess, but the result is realistic. Scientists found in subsequent research that when the pepper concentration reaches 3%, the survival of male fruit flies is actually reduced by 9%, which is quite counterproductive. It can be seen that even if you eat spicy food, it must be within a reasonable range.
In addition to chili peppers, scientists also spent a lot of effort to extract trace amounts of "WLife" substances from broccoli , beef and other foods. In scientists' experiments, they showed greater life-stretching potential than chili peppers. The scientific research community has conducted a lot of research on this.
In 2021, University of Tokyo published an article in "Nature", pointing out that 65-year-olds have used the above-mentioned "WLife" technology to reduce the attenuated cells in the body to a level similar to young people. In this experiment, they invited 20 elderly people over 60 years old to participate in the test, arranged for them to consume a quantitative amount of the substance every day, and tested their attenuation-related indicators after 90 days, including muscle performance, islets, testosterone, hearing, etc., and found that there were significant improvements.
. According to the current public information, this substance was first discovered in Harvard Professor Sincolle. He himself is quite confident in his research. Under his demonstration, his parents, wives and even pets are trying. At the age of 50, he also underwent a physiological age test and only tested his physiological age at the age of 30.
Under many scientific research conclusions, coupled with the mature development of related technologies such as biotechnology companies, International Yadong data shows that "WLife" has become an important branch in the anti-aging field, touched by nearly one million millionaires aged 40-70, and left tens of thousands of intuitive feedback. Scientists are more interested in extracting new substances from daily foods, and pepper extracts may be studied in depth.
In addition, scientists have also found that eating chili peppers can help reduce calcification of blood vessels and , while about 70% of the elderly over 60 years old in my country have various degrees of aortic calcification. Vascular calcification can lead to abnormal expression of longevity protein genes, while capsaicin can restore it, thereby slowing down calcification.
Furthermore, peppers are also rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, etc., and also include some antioxidant ingredients and dietary fiber. Appropriate intake can supplement the nutrients needed by the body while also improving immunity. Peking University Public Health Center also found that eating spicy food regularly can reduce hypertension and . People who drink alcoholics often eat chili peppers have even reduced the risk of hypertension by 28%.
peppers have also been found to accelerate the metabolism of in the body , which is beneficial to the balance of bacterial flora, enhance intestinal peristalsis, improve insulin cell activity, reduce the mortality rate of cardiovascular diseases, etc.
Seeing this, some people may think that since chili has so many benefits, can they be eaten with ease?
The answer is of course not. We can make it clear that the following types of people are actually not suitable for eating chili peppers.
First, people with poor stomach are not recommended to eat chili peppers frequently. Although it helps the peristalsis of the stomach, long-term intake may stimulate the stomach and intestines and may cause diarrhea.
Second, hemorrhoids patients are not suitable. Eating spicy foods such as chili peppers and may cause capillaries to dilate, leading to more obvious congestion, which will aggravate the symptoms of hemorrhoids or constipation, which is not a good thing for them.
Thirdly, it is not suitable for patients with cholecystitis. Chili peppers can increase the secretion of gastric acid, and cause irregular gallbladder contraction, aggravate inflammation, etc. Especially for patients with stones, they should pay more attention to reducing the consumption of chili peppers.
Fourth, try to avoid eating peppers with high spicyness when on an empty stomach, because the stomach is relatively fragile at this time and there is no neutralization of other foods. Therefore, it may not be able to withstand the irritation of peppers, and instead cause stomach discomfort.
In short, although chili is good, you have to eat the right one.
