If you're looking to shift a few extra pounds, adding metabolism boosting foods such as the chilli pepper to your diet can have a serious impact. The high levels of capsaicin found in chillies will seriously rev up your metabolic rate, causing your body to burn more calories. Recent research found that eating 1 tablespoon of chopped red or green chilli peppers, which contains roughly 30mg of capsaicin, could temporarily boost your metabolism by over 20%. This is also supported by research for the 'Journal of The Medical Association of Thailand' in which participants experienced increases in their metabolic rates after consuming just 5 grams of chilli pepper.
Quick tips:
1. For maximum metabolic benifit make sure to eat the white 'ribs' in the centre of the chilli pepper as these contain the highest levels of capsaicin. But they're also the hottest part.
2. Make sure sure drink plently of water afterwards as this will also rev up your body's fat burning ability.3. Fresh peppers are better than pesto's and dips so get down to the super market and get the good stuff!
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