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Hot Peppers...

joelsumrall
Posts: 16 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...
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No. There are no gimmicks.0
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Eating enough to make a tangible difference would probably lead to other problems0
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Eating enough to make a tangible difference would probably lead to other problems
Hey, even faster weight loss!0 -
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.0
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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.0 -
it works!!!!!!!!
I do this!!!!0 -
I don't think it works.
Have you ever seen the calorie and fat count for these things?
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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.0
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As good as those peppers look, that's definitely not what I was referring to.0
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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.0
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This: http://www.firedragonchillies.com/products-page/products/dragons-fury-sauce-r20-100ml-duplicate-2/
Won't help lose weight, but DAMN it tastes fantastic!0 -
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 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:0 -
no, but they are great to eat before you max on bench0
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