A photo actress with a hot figure said that when she goes to bed every night, she will tie peppers on her arms and calves with bandages to prevent fat. In addition, it is said that peppers can nourish the skin.
Wang Jie, a singer who recently came back, once again faced the crowd with the same grace. He revealed that it was because he loved to eat that his skin kept young. There are even people promoting spicy food.
◆ What can chili do
Cut open chili and have a look. The pungent source of chili is capsaicin, and there are many chili peppers, spicy hot pot and chili powder. In addition, in red and yellow peppers and sweet peppers, another component is capsanthin, which is a kind of carotenoid and a popular antioxidant at present.
◆ Pepper can relieve pain
Pepper has been often used to relieve pain since ancient times, but scientists have only recently learned that capsaicin can stimulate and exhaust the substance "P" which can spread the pain information throughout the nervous system. Through the analgesic principle of capsaicin, pepper paste has been used to relieve pain such as herpes zoster and trigeminal neuralgia.
◆ Pepper can make the skin red
When capsaicin is applied to the skin, it will dilate capillaries and promote circulation, which will make the skin red and hot. At present, some manufacturers have used this principle to put capsaicin into socks to become "Chili socks" for heating in winter.
◆ Pepper can relieve the uncomfortable symptoms of cold
For thousands of years, spicy food was often thought to remove phlegm, but now it seems to be the same. Spicy food can dilute secreted mucus and help expectoration, so as not to block the respiratory tract. Professor Evan Ziman of the University of California even said, "Many cold medicines and cough medicines sold in pharmacies have exactly the same efficacy as Chili, but I think eating Chili is better because it has no side effects at all. ◆ Prevention of Cancer According to epidemiological studies, many spicy ethnic groups, such as Southeast Asia and India, are less likely to suffer from cancer than western countries. Scientists speculate that these spicy foods contain many antioxidants, and oxidation is directly related to chronic diseases, cancer and aging. Recently, a study by the University of Hawaii in the United States pointed out that carotenoids in vegetables such as peppers and carrots can stimulate genes that convey information between cells, because the system of exchanging information between cells will fail when organs become cancerous, which may have important functions in preventing cancer.
◆ Prevention of arteriosclerosis
A piece of red pepper contains the daily required amount of beta carotene, and beta carotene is a powerful antioxidant, which can prevent low-density cholesterol from being oxidized into harmful forms. Once the low-density cholesterol is oxidized, it will become a bad substance and block the artery just like the cream does not leave the refrigerator. In other words, beta carotene began to intervene at the initial stage of arteriosclerosis.
◆ Pepper can't do it: lose weight
"Losing weight with pepper is an irrelevant remedy," said Huang Shiyi, an associate professor in the Department of Health Care and Nutrition of Taipei Medical College. Pepper can lose weight, which is the magic of expanding the explanation that capsaicin will increase metabolic rate, according to Huang Shiyi. As mentioned above, capsaicin can promote circulation, make the skin red and hot, and indeed accelerate the local metabolic rate. But the effect can't last more than twice. Because capsaicin will quickly exhaust the nerve conduction substance "P", local skin will no longer sweat and fever, and it is impossible to lose weight by it. But why do some people really lose weight? "Stomach uncomfortable to eat? Huang Shiyi asked and answered this question.
Zhao Sizi, a nutritionist at Tai 'an Hospital, found that every time she eats spicy food, she must grow a zit on her chin after 3 minutes. Cai Renyu, director of the Laser Center of Wan Fang Hospital, said that there is no scientific evidence that eating spicy food will harm the skin. He believes that it may be because he ate spicy hot pot and felt guilty. This pressure made his skin worse. Although pepper has many benefits, people who love spicy food can't ignore some shortcomings after biting pepper.
◆ Disadvantages that can't be ignored
★ Hui-Ling Wang loves spicy food since she was a child. When she eats noodles, she must pour Chili sauce until the bowl is red, and when she eats pizza, she should also sprinkle a layer of red Chili powder. She never found any discomfort until she took the flight attendant exam, only to find that she was anemic because of gastric ulcer. Utada, the little Japanese diva, temporarily canceled the concert in Shikoku. The reason was that Utoda adopted the popular chili diet for the sake of being more beautiful on the stage, which led to intense nausea and vomiting. Surprisingly, from a scientific point of view, chili was not completely harmful to the stomach. In animal experiments, a small amount of pepper can protect the gastric mucosa, but a large amount of pepper is more likely to hurt the stomach. Because a small amount of capsaicin can stimulate the blood vessels in the stomach, thus protecting the stomach wall; However, a large number of peppers have destroyed the feeling of nerve endings, making the stomach more vulnerable. However, human trials have not yet reached a conclusion. "Maybe moderate amount of pepper is good for the stomach and excessive amount is bad, but what is moderate amount and what is excessive is unknown at present.
★ Spicy pot is too oily. Spicy hot pot is the favorite of many people. Some Hong Kong stars stayed in Taiwan for five days and then ate spicy hot pot for five days.
. Regardless of the burning sensation from esophagus to gastrointestinal tract after eating spicy hot pot, it is really too oily in terms of calories. Xie Yifang, a nutritionist at Zhenxing Hospital, once calculated the calories of a spicy pot. If a pot with four people's bottoms, beef slices, pork slices, fried dough sticks, meatballs and vegetables, and a cup of sour plum soup, it is almost equivalent to eating 3, calories, which is about equivalent to swallowing ten bowls of rice.
after reading all the above statements, what is your choice? Spicy people may still insist on eating spicy food, because spicy food is like an addiction. If you don't eat it, you will think. This is true, because from a scientific point of view, eating spicy food can stimulate the brain to release endorphins, which makes people feel good and addictive. However, according to the overall nutritional status of Taiwan Province, Associate Professor Huang Shiyi suggested: "Eat more foods with high capsaicin and low capsaicin. This is because people in Taiwan Province are obese and have serious gastrointestinal problems, but they need food that can prevent cancer and cardiovascular diseases. For example, a plate of colored pepper salad is a good choice. If you have to eat spicy hot pot, you'd better control it once a month. And carefully choose hot pot ingredients. Choose fresh ingredients, such as sliced meat and vegetables, instead of fried dough sticks and dumplings with high fat content; Try not to choose hot pot ingredients that will absorb oil, such as frozen tofu. And when eating, fish from the bottom of the pot and eat less red oil floating on the soup, Peng Qiaozhen, director of the nutrition department of Chengda Hospital, suggested. Whether pepper is a blessing or a curse depends on how much and how you eat it.