RE: RE: Three Ideal Weight Control Foods...hot..hot...hot

January 10, 2004

For any who find chili too tame, I get dried habanera peppers (at Wal-Mart)

that pack some serious heat... I like to mix multiple different types of hot

together.

An added benefit of the extra heat is that you eat such dishes slower and

consume more fluids, so are less likely to overeat before your body has time

to register new content in your stomach.

JR

-----Original Message-----

From: Warren [mailto:warren.taylor@...]

Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 3:54 PM

Subject: [ ] RE: Three Ideal Weight Control Foods

I promised to post some of the benefits of using spicy chili powder.

Chili comes from hot peppers that contain the special active

ingredient capsaicin. Here are a few of the widespread benefits

of capsaicin (as in spicy chili powder):

* Slows gastric emptying and glucose uptake from the small

intestine [1], hence the improvements in blood glucose control.

* Suppresses appetite and subsequent food consumption [2,3,4,8]

* Increases sympathetic nervous system activity (e.g. heart rate)

[2,3,8,9,10,11,12],

resulting from increased levels of circulating adrenal-related

chemicals (adrenaline [9,11,12], epinephrine and norepinephrine [10])

* Increases oxygen consumption [10,11,14], energy expenditure and

metabolic rate [8,11,12]

* Changes thermoregulation [4,12] and thermogenesis [5,6]

* Changes substrate utilization (use of fat vs. carbs for fuel)

[6,7,9,11,12]

* Promotes weight/fat loss [4,12,13,15]

* Increases athletic endurance [9,10]

* Improves insulin sensitivity [13]

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The references for the above (about 3 pages worth) are available from

me by off-list request. I also carry chili powder as part of my bulk

supply of CR foods, usually as a free gift.

The variety I recommend: New Mexico Chili Powder -- The *VARIETY*

of chili pepper named " New Mexico " , not the place named " New Mexico " .

-- Warren

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