Re: Effects of capsaicin on food intake

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--- In , Al Pater <old542000@y...>

wrote:>

> It seems that " both oral and gastrointestinal exposure to capsaicin

increased

> satiety and reduced energy and fat intake; the stronger reduction

with oral exposure

> suggests a sensory effect of capsaicin " .

<snip> PMID: 15611784 <snip> Al Pater, PhD; email: old542000@y...

>

As an entirely anecdotal confirmation of this, my husband prefers

that I not season food with as much chile as I prefer because, and I

quote, " So you can eat more. "

I admit, it's a macho thing. I can eat *really* spicy food. He was

raised in Madras (now Chennai) India, and I like my food hotter than

he does. I'm from the Southwest US. Like I said, it's a macho thing.

I thought that this was an aberration, until his friend Sri, also

from Madras, said exactly the same thing, in pretty much the some

vocabulary. " So you can eat more. "

Maybe Indian folk wisdom has understood this, too, in addition to the

anti-inflammatory benefits of spices.

TK