Weight Loss Tip of the Week: How to Use Chili to Lose Weight (Watch Video)

If you are planning to lose weight, irrespective of whether you like chillies or not, you should start using chilli for weight loss and fat loss.

Red Chilli For Weight Loss (Photo Credits: Getty)

We often come across many people, who loves to eat green chilli or red chilli. However, Not many are aware that chillies can also aid in weight loss. If you are planning to lose weight, irrespective of whether you like chillies or not, you should start using chili for weight loss and fat loss. Let us see in the article below, how chillies can help one to attain their weight loss goals. Man Hospitalised After Eating World's Hottest Chilli ‘Carolina Reaper’: Health Benefits & Side-Effects of Hot Peppers.

Now when we speak about chillies, we can include all it forms red chilli, green chilli, cayenne pepper and jalapenos. Chilli contains special ingredients that increase the metabolism of the body. A substance present in chilli known as Capsaicin,s believed to fight weight gain and obesity.

How Can Chili Help You Lose Weight?

According to the National Health and Safety, chilli contains capsaicin, the effect of which not only make chilli hot and spicy, but also reduce the craving of sweet, salty and fatty foods.  A study carried out by researchers from Purdue University, in the US, showed a positive result for chilli being effective in curbing hunger. A study conducted on 25 participants showed 1 gm of chilli pepper consumed by 13 of them reduced craving when compared to other 12 who did not eat it. Capsaicin present in chilli also has the ability to convert white fat into brown fat. The most commonly found fat in the body, which gets stored in a body is white fat, which is also used as a source of energy. On the contrary, the brown fat role is to burn calories to generate heat for the body, therefore it burns calories instead of storing them.

How To Use Chili for Weight Loss?

One can use chilli in any form and add it to roast veggies, stir-fries, curries, salads and all manner of savoury dishes. Chillies can also be used in dressings, sauces and marinades and even as a dessert option, like dark chilli chocolate or mousse. Chillies make you warmer, the more the body get warm, the lesser the appetite will be.

One Week Chili Pepper Diet to for Quick Weight Loss

Chilli aids in weight loss, however, it should not be consumed in excess. People who are having a high-blood pressure problem or have scheduled surgery should avoid eating chillies. Apart from this, one should follow a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise and a proper diet for overall weight loss.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 23, 2019 07:20 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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