Chilli is delicious and healthy to eat
A group of friends were having dinner at a small hotpot restaurant when they exclaimed, "You're too good at eating spicy food, aren't you?" It turned out that one of the girls was picking up raw chillies from the seasoning section and throwing them directly into the pot to cook. She's always been a fan of spicy food, and adds spicy flavour to almost all of her regular salty meals. Seeing the originally clear white soup gradually tinted orange, people who are not good at eating spicy food can't help but ask, "Is this really not spicy? She laughed and responded, "If you were to eat it, you would definitely find it very spicy! The whole audience laughed and laughed.
In fact, the benefits of eating spicy food go beyond the well-known weight-loss benefits. Here are a few research findings that might make you want to try your hand at spicy food too.
Firstly, a team of researchers from the United Kingdom, the United States and mainland China jointly conducted a survey covering more than 400,000 people aged between 30 and 79 who were regularly screened for diseases. The research team not only recorded the subjects'Health StatusAfter seven years of tracking and analysing their dietary habits in terms of spicy food, intake of red meat, vegetables and alcohol consumption, it was found that people who consumed spicy food for more than three days a week could reduce the total mortality rate by 14% compared with those who consumed spicy food only once a week; even if they consumed spicy food only one to two times a week, the mortality rate could be reduced by 10 per cent.
Another study from the University of Vermont in the U.S., for 16,000 U.S. people's dietary habits for up to 23 years of tracking. The results showed that people who ate spicy food frequently had a 13% lower chance of dying from heart disease and stroke than the general population, and the cholesterol levels in the bodies of this group of spicy people were also relatively lower.
Why does eating spicy food have a mortality-reducing effect? The key lies in the many nutrients contained in chilli peppers. These nutrients not only inhibit lipogenesis-related molecules, but also promote the breakdown of fat, which in turn accelerates the body'sMetabolismCapsaicin also has a positive effect on intestinal bacteria, helping to improve the quality of life and preventing vascular blockages and metabolic diseases.ImmunitySpecifically, chilli peppers are rich in many beneficial ingredients. Specifically, chilli peppers are rich in a variety of beneficial ingredients: vitamin C helps to enhance immunity, metabolism of cholesterol, but also whitening effect; vitamin A can protect the gastrointestinal mucosa, nourish the eyes, and similarly help to enhance immunity, but also to maintain the eyes moist; β-carotene has anti-cancer properties, but also to prevent atherosclerosis; dietary fibre can promote intestinal peristalsis, to help metabolize the body's fats and oils; potassium element is a diuretic and oedema. Potassium is a diuretic and reduces oedema.
The most important ingredient in chilli peppers, capsaicin (also known as capsaicin), promotes hormone secretion and accelerates metabolism, which in turn burns fat in the body and achieves the effect of weight loss. Combining the effects of these nutrients, eating spicy food can bring many benefits to the human body, such as promoting blood circulation, nourishing the skin, lowering blood lipids, helping to lose weight, as well as relieving pain and dissipating heat, and so on.
However, despite the benefits of eating spicy food, the more the better, and attention should be paid to moderation. People suffering from stomach problems, haemorrhoids, high blood pressure and pregnant women with oedema and high blood pressure during pregnancy need to control their intake of spicy food to avoid discomfort.
If you want to eat healthy spicy food, you may wish to refer to the following tips: First, do not eat chilli or other spicy food on an empty stomach, so as not to stimulate the stomach; second, give priority to fresh chilli, compared to dried chilli, fresh chilli is healthier; third, when making marinated meat at home, you can add an appropriate amount of chilli and black pepper, which can appropriately reduce the amount of salt added; fourth, at present, there is no clear standard of the daily intake of spicy food, and therefore it is recommended to eat in moderation according to their own health conditions. Fourth, there is no clear standard on the daily intake of spicy food, so it is recommended to consume an appropriate amount according to one's own health condition.
