Peppers add a flavorful kick to your meals plus they are loaded with vitamins and disease-fighting properties. According to talk.com the following are some of the health benefits of pepper to your body.
1). Burn off fat
Both hot and sweet peppers enhance weight loss efforts. Capsaicin the substance that gives hot red peppers or chillies their look boosts our metabolism, keeps immature fat cells from developing into full-fledged ones.
2). Controls cholesterol
Adding hot chillies to your daily meals protects against the build up of cholesterol in the blood compared with eating a balanced diet.
3). Lowers your risk of breast cancer
Carotenoids a substance found in hot chillies reduces the risk of breast cancer. This is because carotenoids interferes with oestrogen's signalling ability.
4). Prevents stroke
Hot and sweet peppers contains lots of B vitamins especially vitamin B6. The higher the dietary intake of both folate and B6 the lower the risk of death from stroke, coronary heart disease and cardiovascular diseases for women.
5). Keeps arthritis at bay
Half a cup of chopped red or yellow sweet peppers has almost double to your daily needs of vitamin C which is a crucial nutrient. The individuals who are in the lowest category of vitamin C intake have more than three quarters increased risk of inflammatory arthritis compared to those with the highest intake.