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Hot Peppers...

joelsumrall
joelsumrall Posts: 16 Member
edited February 2 in Food and Nutrition
Anyone ever heard that eating hot peppers helps in burning calories? I had a fitness / karate Instructor tell me that eating hot peppers aids in burning off calories. I eat a lot of them just because I like them, but I have noticed that my weight has dropped off a little bit quicker this month. Just wondering...

Replies

  • UrbanLotus
    UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
    No. There are no gimmicks.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Eating enough to make a tangible difference would probably lead to other problems
  • Loulady
    Loulady Posts: 511 Member
    Eating enough to make a tangible difference would probably lead to other problems

    Hey, even faster weight loss!
  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    Capsaicin bonds to the nerves to simulate heat. No actual heat is produced. I love hot peppers, but the burn of spice and the burn of calories are unrelated.
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    It may help, but as already mentioned the effect is relatively small.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22038945
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699483/

    I eat a ton of peppers because I enjoy spicy things.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    it works!!!!!!!!
    I do this!!!!
  • tonybalony01
    tonybalony01 Posts: 613 Member
    I don't think it works.
    Have you ever seen the calorie and fat count for these things?
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  • 55in13
    55in13 Posts: 1,091 Member
    I eat a lot of peppers, most of them in hot sauce form. I think it helps by making you slow down but that's about it.
  • joelsumrall
    joelsumrall Posts: 16 Member
    As good as those peppers look, that's definitely not what I was referring to.
  • profosho
    profosho Posts: 17 Member
    I am guessing you are talking about pepperoncini peppers aka the ones that come in the pizza boxes. I believe they are around 10 calories a piece and pretty much zero fat. I know they have a decent amount of Vitamin C in them, and would help to assist in drinking more water. I do not believe they have any protein however, and some are relatively high in sodium.
  • rakufire
    rakufire Posts: 21 Member
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    Anyone ever heard that eating hot peppers helps in burning calories? I had a fitness / karate Instructor tell me that eating hot peppers aids in burning off calories. I eat a lot of them just because I like them, but I have noticed that my weight has dropped off a little bit quicker this month. Just wondering...

    It hasn't been my experience. :blushing: I eat raw super hot (7 pot, bhuts, habs, weri weri, congo) peppers with every meal...breakfast, lunch, dinner & all manner of savory snacks in between. It's a cultural thing. However, I've never noticed any particular weight loss properties. I grow all my own.

    O they'll burn ya twice (old timers like to say) and get your nose running and eyes tearing & lord have mercy if you miss the pepper on your plate only to find it's in your last mouthful & caught you unawares :embarassed: It takes a special skill to eat soup with a piece of pepper in there & let's not forget cooking with them & you mistakenly allow the whole pepper to burst :sick:

    Have to start all over again & make another pot of food for the children :ohwell:
  • jdm_taco
    jdm_taco Posts: 999 Member
    no, but they are great to eat before you max on bench
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