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Compounds in chili, ginger found to slash risk of lung cancer

9/14/2016 - Eating a meal containing both chili peppers and ginger may help prevent cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Researchers have long been divided over the cancer-fighting potential of capsaicin, the chemical that gives chili peppers their "burn."...

Capsaicin from chili peppers can improve health in diabetic and obese persons

6/6/2014 - The activity of a specific pain receptor may be behind the beneficial effects of chili peppers on metabolism, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of California-Berkeley and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., and published in the journal Cell...

All in One Bowl: Enjoy the Nutritional Power Food Punch of Chili

3/4/2010 - Chili once had the unfortunate reputation of being a greasy, fat-ladened dish that no health-aware individual would ever be caught consuming. Thank goodness times have changed! This hearty comfort food has become a classic in homes all across America - and who can blame us! It's easy to make ahead of...

Prevent and Heal Disease With Chilies

4/15/2008 - Spicy foods add an incredible amount of flavour to food. As ethnic foods become abundant, chili and spicy food are increasingly popular. The good news is that adding spice to our food has a range of benefits for our health and wellbeing. Reduced Cancer Death Rate Scientists have proven that capsaicin,...

Capsaicin from Chili Peppers May Work as Potent Dental Anesthetic

4/11/2008 - An injection that combines an ingredient from chili peppers and a local anesthetic may provide localized numbness without the loss of muscle control caused by traditional anesthetics such as Novocaine (procaine), according to a study conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School and published in...

Capsaicin from chili peppers may help prevent obesity, weight gain

11/1/2007 - Chili peppers, already seen as having anticancer properties, may also help you fight flab, according to new research involving mice from the National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan. Chili peppers are a prime source of capsaicin, and capsaicin is now being shown to prevent fat cells, or adipocytes,...

Chili peppers found to have been domesticated more than 6000 years ago

3/30/2007 - According to new research, the chili pepper has been found to be the oldest spice in use in the Americas, and one of the oldest in the world. Described in a February 2006 report in the journal Science, the research findings provide details about early plant cultivation and the use of chili peppers...

Study: Hot chili pepper compound kills cancer without side effects

1/18/2007 - -- Capsaicin -- the compound that makes chili peppers spicy -- can kill cancer cells without harming healthy cells, with no side effects, according to a new study by researchers at Nottingham University in the UK. The study, led by Dr. Timothy Bates, found that capsaicin killed laboratory-grown lung...

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