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Chili pepper as a body weight-loss food

VARGHESE, S., P. KUBATKA, L. RODRIGO, K. GAZDIKOVA, M. CAPRNDA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Chili pepper as a body weight-loss food

Authors

VARGHESE, S. (634 Qatar), P. KUBATKA (703 Slovakia), L. RODRIGO (724 Spain), K. GAZDIKOVA (703 Slovakia), M. CAPRNDA (703 Slovakia), J. FEDOTOVA (643 Russian Federation), A. ZULLI (36 Australia), Peter KRUŽLIAK (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and D. BUSSELBERG (634 Qatar)

Edition

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, ABINGDON, Informa Healthcare, 2017, 0963-7486

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30308 Nutrition, Dietetics

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.317

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/17:00098764

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

000399601500002

Keywords in English

Chili pepper; weight loss; appetite; energy balance

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 21/3/2018 18:08, Soňa Böhmová

Abstract

V originále

Chili has culinary as well as medical importance. Studies in humans, using a wide range of doses of chili intake (varying from a single meal to a continuous uptake for up to 12 weeks), concluded that it facilitates weight loss. In regard to this, the main targets of chili are fat metabolism, energy expenditure, and thermogenesis. To induce weight loss, the active substance of chili, capsaicin, activates Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel sub-family V member 1 (TRPV1) channels) receptors causing an increase in intracellular calcium levels and triggering the sympathetic nervous system. Apart from TRPV1, chili directly reduces energy expenditure by activating Brown Adipose Tissue. Weight loss by chili is also the result of an improved control of insulin, which supports weight management and has positive effects for treatment for diseases like obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders. This review summarizes the major pathways by which chili contributes to ameliorating parameters that help weight management and how the consumption of chili can help in accelerating weight loss through dietary modifications.