Eating chilli could lower your risk of dying

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Eating chilli could lower your risk of dying

8 yrs ago

Results of a Harvard and Peking University study have shown that people who eat spicy foods each day are less likely to die than those who only eat it less than once per week.

According to the study, mean and women alike with a penchant for spicy foods actually lowers your risk of death by 14 per cent, as well as being linked to a lower risk developing cancer and ischaemic heart and respiratory disease.

Do you eat enough chilli? Do you like spicy foods? If not, would you consider eating more if you knew it lowered your risk of dying?

12 comments

Gerry

8 yrs ago

Fact:- People who eat chilli do die.

Know some who would prefer to die than eat chilli!......

Strewth we've all gotta some time from some bloody thing...

Abby

8 yrs ago

I eat chilli but definitely NOT everyday ... I enjoy a variety of spices ... I find using them reduces my want for salt intake.

Perhaps that is what makes the difference that the spices replace salt.... so guys watch out ....

you will have to put up with me for a lon long time :)

I believe that my body has an inbuilt food selection system......It tells me what I need to maintain the balance.

I eat what I want and take no notice of silly querky diets but selecting foods to satisfy my wants.

My wife bought me 18 oysters recently in Kiama NSW but only 10 worked that week.

Abby

8 yrs ago

Davey

The oysters may have worked better if you had put some hot chilli on them :)

I like the taste of chilli but don't enjoy the pain.

Never serve chilli to your pets!!

Sandi (SA)

8 yrs ago

Love my chillies. Would have spicy food every day but have one problem a husband who doesn't like spice of any kind.

Went to dinner with my daughter to a new Indian Restaurant that opened 5 mins drive from home last night. It was great. The nicest food I have had in an Indian place for a long time.

It was fresh cooked, Naan bread just out of the oven. Was delicious.

We have Indian neighbours and they give me some Indian foods with the proviso that "these are for Auntie and these are for Uncle." Bob gets all the sweet things and I get the savouries. Yum.

Ray my son fed our dog with spicy food with chillies etc. He never did it again because I made him clean up the mess as the dog couldn't get out the door quick enough to do his business outside. Not nice.

I love chillis and would put on everything if I could. Unfortunately hubby does not have the same liking so I tone down the taste in my cooking but have extra chillis to add to mine at the table.

My doctor is from India and I keep him supplied in Habanero and Jalepeno ...we are good mates and we often have quick discussions re our mutual love of chilis.

Never had as a child so wonder where this liking came from. I had a friend who adopted twins from Sri Lanka (they would be in their 30's now) and she was telling me that they only wanted curries when littlies and would not eat the usual food we give toddlers. I found it quite amusing; it is in their DNA it would appear this love of hot food.

A practical reason why people in hot countries eat hot chillis is because hot, spicy foods are stimulants. They stimulate the circulation and raise body temperature.

If you're living in a hot climate, the increase in body temperature can make you feel cooler by diminishing the difference between you and the surrounding air and by inducing sweating, sweating then cools the body when the perspiration evaporates. Human air con!

A habit I picked up from living in Singapore is to have red cut chillies in soy sauce as an acompliment.

That would stop you smoking for a few minutes

GUS HOSEMANN never thought his love of chilli would win him a big shiny trophy.

But last month the Zilzie retiree took home first prize from the Mr Chilli Chilli Beef Jerky Competition in New South Wales, taking out his fiery competition in the smoked chilli category.

The Mr Chilli Awards 2015 had chilli lovers from all over Australia and New Zealand put their best chilli jerky to the taste test with more than 50 entries in this year's competition.

Gus, 62, said this was his first ever chilli competition.

I make a pot of curry using the Japanese bars , Sophie now 13 loves it , I mainly make a vegetable one...

Sandi (SA)

8 yrs ago

Radish I can't ever remember my Mum cooking with chillies or Dad growing them in his vegetable garden.

Mum made curries using Keen's Curry Powder, which is still available I think.

I make my curries using all the spices.

Immigration has really changed the way we eat these days. I'm so pleased to be able to try so many different cuisines now.

I watched the show Ainsley Harriot in Barbados the other night and am going to have a go at cooking some Bajan recipes. Now there's so many spice shops opening up and it's easier to buy all the correct spices.

Another great show is Outback Cafe on Ch 34, I think. Using traditional Australian native spices.

Eating chilli could lower your risk of dying....from a dietitian utter bulldust.

Looking left and right when crossing the road might extend your existence so might not annoying people you meet. Eat plenty of good wholesome foods and stay away from fast foods. If I go out for the day or when traveling I make my lunch at home and take it in my little car 'fridge.

My comment is now is realms of never to seen again and that is what is wrong with this forum

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