January 31, 2010
This evening, another reprieve from The Game, I took my meal off to have Moroccan food with a friend of mine. The food was so enjoyable! I had an appetizer of ground beef mixed with nuts and sultanas and lots of spices. So delicious! During dinner, my friend told me that she heard that spicy –as in hot – food can boost your metabolism. Interesting. Today’s question is: can spicy food increase your metabolism?
A: Capsaicin is the source of heat in chilli peppers and once consumed, raises the body’s temperature. This heat generation, does in fact increase metabolic rate which burns extra calories after a meal. Studies have shown that eating a spicy dish in a meal can increase a person’s metabolic rate by 8%, which is not significant enough to promote weight loss.
Studies have also determined that spicy foods increase the feeling of satiety and that capsaicin may work as an appetite suppressant.
A research study focused on a group of adult men and found that those who were served hot sauce with appetizers before a meal went on to consume on average about 200 fewer calories at lunch and in later meals than their peers who did not have anything with capsaicin. (Taken directly from The New York Times article)
Sources:
Diagnoseme.com: Spicy Food
The New York Times. Fitness and Nutrition. "The Claim: Spicy Foods Increase Metabolism". Anahad O’Connor. November 28, 2006.Source URL: http://policfashion2011.blogspot.com/2010/01/big-little-chili.html
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This evening, another reprieve from The Game, I took my meal off to have Moroccan food with a friend of mine. The food was so enjoyable! I had an appetizer of ground beef mixed with nuts and sultanas and lots of spices. So delicious! During dinner, my friend told me that she heard that spicy –as in hot – food can boost your metabolism. Interesting. Today’s question is: can spicy food increase your metabolism?
A: Capsaicin is the source of heat in chilli peppers and once consumed, raises the body’s temperature. This heat generation, does in fact increase metabolic rate which burns extra calories after a meal. Studies have shown that eating a spicy dish in a meal can increase a person’s metabolic rate by 8%, which is not significant enough to promote weight loss.
Studies have also determined that spicy foods increase the feeling of satiety and that capsaicin may work as an appetite suppressant.
A research study focused on a group of adult men and found that those who were served hot sauce with appetizers before a meal went on to consume on average about 200 fewer calories at lunch and in later meals than their peers who did not have anything with capsaicin. (Taken directly from The New York Times article)
Sources:
Diagnoseme.com: Spicy Food
The New York Times. Fitness and Nutrition. "The Claim: Spicy Foods Increase Metabolism". Anahad O’Connor. November 28, 2006.Source URL: http://policfashion2011.blogspot.com/2010/01/big-little-chili.html
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