Chilis reduce Heart Disease

[pointedstarman]

Heard this today on the news.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2121443/...

Result as far as I'm concerned. Put an extra birds eye in my kashmiri chicken for good luck! Currently researching the health benefits of Cobra lager........

[Mobile Chicane]

Any excuse for chillies!

They're crawling with Vitamin C as well apparently.

[Baryonyx]

Chillis have been lauded as good for our health for years. Mind you, tucking into an big oily curry will do you know good!

[Abarth boy]

Chillies are packed with goodness. 100 grammes will give you over 200% RDA Vitamin C, more than 1/3 RDA vit B/6, around 1/3 RDA vit A, 13% RDA iron, 13-14% RDA iron and over 5% RDA potassium. There is strong evidence to suggest they can help relieve arthritic pain and will help reduce cholestrol.
So, packed with goodies and anti-oxidants AND taste bloody good.What more do we need?


This is all information from my Dad, wijit, by the way! Thanks to his cooking we fart a lot, but have great hearts!

[thehawk]

Probably not in Indian food though, well the the stuff that the Brits think is good Indian.

[Bing o]

thehawk said:

Probably not in Indian food though, well the the stuff that the Brits think is good Indian.

Thai or Vietnamese food gets my vote...

[pointedstarman]

Thai, Vietnamese or Indian. Cooked from scratch with fresh ingredients. Mmmmmmm..

Interesting about 100g of chilis though a bit on the spicy side if you use that much scotch bonnet.

[wijit]

Scotch Bonnet has slightly less as it isn't as fleshy as some others, but all chillies are extremely good for you. Even dried ones don't still retain vits better than a lot of other fresh fruits.

[Dr G]

In that case my heart will outlive the rest of me

[Frik]

The biggest problem I see is that (also according to the Daily Mail) chillis both prevent and cause cancer.

[BubbleHash]

My indoor Chilli* Garden