date:Apr 28, 2012
Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong report that supplementing a high fat diet of hamsters with capsaicinoids resulted in lower total blood cholesterol levels, but did not impact HDL (good) cholesterol levels.
The chili pepper compounds were also associated with decreased levels of compounds linked to inflammation, including and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2), according to findings published in theEuropean Journal of Nutrition.
From hamsters to humans
While no human data is available to