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Can eating spicy food play a role in losing weight?
The content of vitamin C per 100 grams of pepper is as high as 198 mg, ranking first among vegetables. Vitamin B, carotene and minerals such as calcium and iron are also rich. Hot pot is a hot dish in the strict sense. This cooking method is very suitable for eating during weight loss, but we need to eat smarter. In addition to being rich in vitamin C, capsaicin contained in peppers can also promote weight loss. Usually, many people will have this phenomenon after eating Chili, which will produce heat and sweat, which is the characteristic of energy metabolism. Put some chopped peppers in the cold salad, throw a few small red peppers in the stir-fry and make a Chili sauce for mixing noodles at ordinary times, all of which are good ways to eat Chili. Pepper is rich in vitamins and contains capsaicin, which can raise body temperature, stimulate perspiration, accelerate metabolism and burn fat, thus achieving the purpose of losing weight.

Although capsaicin helps to consume calories, it also promotes food intake. The key is that the calorie consumption is limited, but the effect of increasing appetite can not be ignored. Capsaicin also helps to promote metabolism, increase the energy consumption of the body's basic metabolism, stimulate the excitement of sympathetic nerves, increase the secretion of adrenaline, and let us consume more energy in a short time, so it is still helpful to lose weight. Physiologically speaking, eating spicy food itself will cause sweating, which can indeed consume energy, but the amount is very small, which is far less than eating more and increasing more calories. Moreover, sweating after eating spicy food is essentially different from sweating after exercise. Capsaicin in pepper can stimulate sympathetic nerve and accelerate fat burning. Pepper can also promote the secretion of adrenaline and accelerate human metabolism. Hot pot is high in calories and easy to get fat. Don't drink the soup in the hot pot, which contains a lot of oil cooked by cooked meat. Don't eat the dishes in hot pot, because it will absorb a lot of oil. Eating seafood or beef with less calories is ok. Pepper is also a vegetable and has a certain effect. But long-term consumption is not recommended. If you lose weight, you can take the method of eating less and exercising more.