Chinese scientists: spicy food helps prolong life

01 October 2018, 10:31 | Health
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Chinese scientists made an interesting discovery. It turns out that a person’s longevity depends on his diet.. As it turned out, eating spicy foods can reduce the risk of premature death..

To confirm their assumptions, experts conducted a study in which they studied the effects of hot peppers on people's health.. To participate in the experiment, they selected 500 thousand. men and women aged 30 to 79 years.

By the beginning of the study, all participants were healthy. During the survey, they told researchers about their diet, education, work, income, and bad habits. The reliability of the information obtained was checked by conducting spot checks for 7 years.

Experts noted that during this time, for various reasons, more than 20 thousand died. human.

Scientists have been able to trace what this trend depends on.. Thus, the mortality rate decreased for those who ate spicy dishes several times a week.. Experts explain this fact by the fact that capsaicin, one of the main substances contained in chili peppers, is able to affect the duration of life..

Scientists emphasize that those who season dishes with fresh seasoning, which contains more of the above substance than in its dried variety, live longer.

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Based on materials: aspekty.net



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