Chilli Peppers?

BAZZA_P

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Anyone tried eating these? I read they can be of benefit to lowering BG. Something to do with capsaicin? Not sure if i could handle them though
 

Sid Bonkers

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I dont munch them whole as I have a certain respect for my insides, but I do eat a lot of chilli peppers be it in curries, piri piri chicken, burgers, chilli con carne, not thought about this but the list is endless.

Yes I eat a lot of chilli peppers :D
 

anniep

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If food can make you BG rise, there's a kind of logic that some should lower it, sadly I haven't found anything that does lower it.... I have tried cinnamon, cider vinegar.

Nothing works except maybe a glass fo red wine ...now where's that bottle.....
 

LittleGreyCat

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Ooof!

Nothing like a well balanced, impartial study which directly relates to real life :)

After 800 cals/day liquid meals for a month I'm surprised that anyone's metabolism could be taken as representative!
[Unless of course I am misreading the report]

However chilis are generally reported to increase metabolism so the jalfrezi diet will be my next big thing.
Although the side effects may be a little uncomfortable ;-)

Cheers

LGC
 

Patch

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I eat chilli in food 'cos I love it. I have heard that they lower BG... I always put fresh chilli in food!

Dunno about eating them on their own, though.

I quite like the ones that come in Antipasti that are stuffed with cream cheese.
 

Snodger

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Patch said:
I quite like the ones that come in Antipasti that are stuffed with cream cheese.
ooooh yes me too. Mouth watering now. There's no emoticon for mouth watering so have this one with its tongue sticking out :p