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Original title: Eating chili peppers often may help reduce the risk of heart disease
Italian researchers have found that eating chili peppers regularly or is good for heart health, reducing the risk of dying from heart disease or stroke.
22,811 inhabitants of the Italian Mediterranean Institute of Neuropathy followed each resident for an average of eight years to understand their eating habits and health status. The local diet was generally spicy, and the researchers found that 44 percent less likely to die from coronary heart disease and more than 60 percent less likely to die from stroke after eating chili peppers more than four times a week. In addition, they found that regular consumption of chili peppers seemed to be good for heart health, regardless of the subjects' eating habits. Study lead author Maria Lola Bonacho said: "In other words, some people stick to a healthy Mediterranean diet, some people eat a less healthy diet, but eating chili peppers can protect their heart." Recent
showed a lower risk of death from heart disease or stroke associated with eating chili peppers, but failed to reveal a causal link. The researchers speculate that chili peppers contain capsaicin or are good for heart health. Previous studies have suggested that capsaicin has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. By contrast, bell peppers contain less capsaicin, and although eating bell peppers is also good for your health, the effect of protecting your heart is not obvious. The study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.