Posted on 06/02/2010 8:56:02 AM PDT by decimon
Scientists are reporting new evidence that capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body. Their study, which could lead to new treatments for obesity, appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research.
Jong Won Yun and colleagues point out that obesity is a major public health threat worldwide, linked to diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and other health problems. Laboratory studies have hinted that capsaicin may help fight obesity by decreasing calorie intake, shrinking fat tissue, and lowering fat levels in the blood. Nobody, however, knows exactly how capsaicin might trigger such beneficial effects.
In an effort to find out, the scientists fed high-fat diets with or without capsaicin to lab rats used to study obesity. The capsaicin-treated rats lost 8 percent of their body weight and showed changes in levels of at least 20 key proteins found in fat. The altered proteins work to break down fats. "These changes provide valuable new molecular insights into the mechanism of the antiobesity effects of capsaicin," the scientists say.
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ARTICLE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Proteomic Analysis for Antiobesity Potential of Capsaicin on White Adipose Tissue in Rats Fed with a High Fat Diet"
DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT ARTICLE http://pubs.acs.org/stoken/presspac/presspac/full/10.1021/pr901175w
CONTACT: Jong Won Yun, Ph.D. Department of Biotechnology Daegu University Kyungsan, Kyungbuk Korea Phone: 82-53-850-6556 Fax: 82-53-850-6559 Email: jwyun@daegu.ac.kr
Ping
As if I need another reason to love spicy food!
Fortunate for me, the place in the link below is within walking distance:
Gonna stop on my way home today and buy some flats.
Hot fun in the summer time!
Keeps you svelte?
hmmmm
Don't eat so much and get off your butt....
As it turns out, capsaicin has wide-ranging effects as a drug, a great many of them very beneficial. In fact, it such an effective pain medication, that many equestrian bodies have banned the substance for fear of it being used to mask pain in ailing horses.
I guess all those fat Mexicans are in elliptical delusion.
LOL
Really? Have you seen the size of some of the illegals crossing the border? They ain’t eatin’ Thai food...
I’m sure this is true for most people. How could they possibly gain weight if they can’t stand to eat their food? Myself, on the other hand...
The fat savings due to chili in most Mexican foods is akin to having a diet coke with a supersized extra value meal.
Sure. With a nice Ring Of Fire every morning for extra pleasure.
It doesn't work.
Congratulations, and GOOD JOB!
ping
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