Winter has come quietly in Australia. In this increasingly cold weather, you must be in life without it: a hot pot of hot pot!
Eating spicy, can remove cold and dampness, is a lot of Chinese food people know the truth.
But although the spicy taste is popular, but there are many people will stay away from the spicy, for a variety of reasons: fear of getting on fire, afraid of allergies, afraid of acne, afraid of bad intestines and stomach, and all kinds of "taboos" reasons.
However, the results of the following study may lead to a complete change in your attitude towards spicy!
1, three-way medical proof: eating spicy can live a long time!
Professor Li Liming of Peking University, together with experts at Oxford University and Harvard University, recently published an article in the authoritative Journal of Medicine entitled "Hot Food intake and Total and Mortality other deaths: a population Cohort study."
The researchers, relying on the Chinese chronic Disease prospective study (China Kadoorie Biobank,CKB) program, found a link between frequent consumption of horseradish and a reduced risk of death.
The study found that eating hot food not only reduces mortality, but also reduces the risk of death from cancer, heart disease and respiratory diseases. In other words, eating spicy food can keep you alive for a hundred years.
Leading global media outlets, such as CNN,TIME, also reported:
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The study, which looked at the dietary habits of 487375 participants, found that:
After adjusting for possible confounding factors, people who used fresh and dry chili peppers had a 14% lower overall risk of death than individuals who did not eat hot food (less than 1 day / week), compared with those who ate hot peppers (6 / 7 days / week).
At the same time, the study also found that eating spicy can also reduce the risk of tumors, ischemic heart disease and respiratory diseases.
2. Why is spicy so amazing?
I believe that many people can not help seeing here can not help but ask: eating spicy unexpectedly has so many benefits? But obviously according to the "health care" theory, we should eat less spicy, right?
Chili can reduce inflammation and improve metabolism
But Qi Lu (Lu Qi), an associate professor at Harvard School of Public Medicine, corrects the idea:
"We learned from animal studies and very small human studies about the beneficial effects of spicy foods," he said, adding that some preliminary studies have found that spicy foods and their active ingredients, such as capsaicin in chili peppers, may reduce inflammation. Improving metabolism has a positive effect on intestinal bacteria and body weight.
In other words, eating spicy often can also improve our stomach condition and even reduce excess fat!
Chili peppers can activate blood and appease.
Chili peppers, as a vegetable, contain rich vitamin C, have antioxidant effect, enhance body resistance, but also delay aging.
Can activate blood, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, gastrointestinal digestive juice secretion, to achieve appetizer effect.
Chili peppers can fight cancer!
Chili peppers can reduce the risk of cancer and are not empty:
As we all know, although cancer cells are "bad" cells, the essence is still cells, and cells generally have cell membranes. Another team of scientists found that capsaicin interacts with cell membranes through fluorescence reactions.
The results showed that capsaicin was attached to the cell membrane, and when enough dosage of capsaicin was added, it would lead to the rupture of the cell membrane.
That means capsaicin can kill cancer cells!
Of course, the results are still controversial, but a growing number of scientists have come to the side of "chili peppers can fight cancer", calling on people to increase their intake of chili peppers in moderation.
3, how much chili is healthy to eat?
At the same time, scientists have corrected a mistake: the salutary spice here is not just the chili peppers that we Chinese understand, but in fact, as long as it's spicy food, including ginger, garlic, and so on. It can also stimulate the beneficial components of the human body.
For example, green pepper: scientific research found that green pepper contains rich vitamins, especially vitamin C, can make the body excess cholesterol into bile acids, to prevent gallstones effect!
In addition, people who have suffered from gallstones eat more green peppers rich in vitamin C, which also play a role in alleviating the disease.
The effect of eating spicy is also different from person to person: some people eat spicy will make the skin better and better, because pepper contains rich carotene, can promote the formation of vitamin A in the body, play a role in protecting the skin, protecting the integrity of the mucous membrane in the body;
But some people can't eat spicy, such as patients with gastrointestinal disease, hemorrhoids, anal fissure, chronic cholecystitis, oral ulcer, as well as children, the elderly, pregnant women, and so on, chili pepper will on the contrary aggravate the bad reaction of the body, so it is best to eat less. Eat carefully, or eat chili peppers under the guidance of a professional dietitian and doctor.
4. What should we pay attention to when eating spicy food?
Even if you are in good health, you should pay attention to the method of eating spicy food.
A, according to the constitution and season to eat spicy: hands and feet easy to cold, anemia can be appropriate to eat more pepper, people suffering from spicy diseases, must eat less or do not eat. In spring and autumn dry season, also to eat less spicy.
B, spicy is better than spicy: eat the best spicy fresh chili, because its nutrition is more rich. In addition, sour and spicy flavor of chopped peppers added vinegar, neutralizing alkaloids, reduce the chance of "burning"; spicy pepper hot, make people easier to "heat", to eat less.
When eating hot pepper, choose a "good partner" to reduce the negative impact of chili peppers, for example, spicy food can be accompanied by sweet and sour food, sweet can cover the spicy flavor, acid can neutralize capsaicin.
In addition, when the spicy, many people will choose cold drinks, such as cola and so on.
This can't be done! Because tea, coffee, ice drinks can lead to adverse reactions to your intestines!
The correct way to relieve spicy, should be to eat spicy after eating thick porridge, because after the boiled rice, the protein inside has been sucked out, polysaccharide has been lysed, gastrointestinal easier to absorb; On the one hand to form protective film, on the other hand, timely replenishment of water, can dilute the peppers in the gut and stomach residual stimulant ingredients.
Finally, the editor hopes that we can correctly understand the spicy taste, learn to eat spicy, in order to ensure their health, not only enjoy the delicious food, but also let the nutrition of gourmet food to make you healthier!