from University of South Australia
Chili is one of the most commonly used spices in the world—not the soup, but sauce or chopped hot chili peppers like jalapeno. Chili consumption was found to be beneficial for body weight and blood pressure in previous studies. However, a report by the University of South Australia, suggests a spicy diet could be linked to dementia. The fifteen-year study of adults in China found those over fifty-five who consistently ate more than one and three quarters ounces of chili spices a day had almost double the risk of memory decline and poor cognition. Capsaicin is the active ingredient in chili peppers and reportedly speeds up metabolism, fat loss and inhibits vascular disorders, but too much of a good thing may have consequences.