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Eat Peppers, Live Longer?
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Darrell Miller | 01/24/17 |
Date:
January 24, 2017 02:59 PM
Author: Darrell Miller
(support@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: Eat Peppers, Live Longer?
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
