In fact, the researchers say that the burning sensation caused by spicy foods were able to oxidize the layer of fat and increase metabolism. Thus, eating chilies can lose weight by speeding up metabolism and burn fat.
You are not so resistant spicy can also take advantage of the pepper, without the need to feel the rest of the sting on the tongue after eating. Capsaicin, the bioactive compounds contained in the chili, it is also found in some foods are not spicy variations.
Researchers from the University of California have studied the effect of chili on this diet, having impressed with the way the vegetables that make people who eat spicy sweat. They then netted 34 men and women, and provide low-calorie foods that are equipped with this type of pepper is not spicy, or placebo pills (commonly used in clinical trials to measure the actual effect of medicines or supplements).
From these experiments, the researchers found that the level of energy expended by those who consumed the highest amount of capsaicin, nearly twice that of those who were given placebo pills.