Chili Can Fight Heart Disease

Chili and Heart

Recent studies have found that the content in a spicy chili can have significant benefits to protect against heart disease. The study, led by Professor Zhen Yu Chen from the Chinese University of Hong Kong was expressed in forum National Meeting of the American Chemical Society 243, San Diego, USA, recently.

From their testing more and more evident, the compound capsaicin that gives chili spicy taste to increase cardiac work. Capsaicinoid substances in capsaicin can reduce the accumulation of cholesterol in the body, increasing the damage to the bad fats and then throw it out through the stool.

Capsaicinoid blocking cyclooxygenase-2, a gene that makes the arteries contract and can block blood flow to the heart. Capsaicinoid was effective trigger fat loss in blood vessels. This fat can narrow the arteries and lead to heart disease or stroke. In conclusion, a substance classified in capsaicinoid help improve the health of the heart and blood vessels.

However, Chen warned, excessive consumption of chili is also not recommended for the health of people with heart disease. Because chili is not a substitute for medication-existing cardiovascular disease today. "It's basically a good diet is a balanced diet. Retailers may be regarded as supplements," said nutrition expert and food is.