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old message Eat Peppers, Live Longer? Darrell Miller 01/24/17


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Date: January 24, 2017 02:59 PM
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Everyone knows that eating healthy can make your life better. What most people do not realize is that the food you eat can affect your life span. A new study is looking at peppers and says they can do just that, extend your life. It is not completely understood yet, but add them to your diet.

Key Takeaways:

  • Eating hot chili peppers may help you live longer.
  • After controlling for age, sex, smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and other health, diet and behavioral characteristics, they found that those who reported eating hot peppers had a 13 percent reduced risk for dying early.
  • Still, they write, capsaicin, the substance that gives peppers their punch, has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties that may be linked to disease prevention.

"Eating hot chili peppers may help you live longer."



Reference:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/well/eat/eat-peppers-live-longer.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0




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