Capsaicin Can Reduce Fat And Help Weight Loss
A natural ingredient that seems to be an almost permanent fixture in the health news is capsaicin.
There have many many column inches written about its health benefits over the last few years with most highlighting its potential for aiding the weight loss process by its tremendous fat burning properties.
Capsaicin is one of the main ingredients of hot chili sauce – something that some of us use regularly while other less so due to its heat and spiciness.
Ironically, It is this heat and spiciness that it is ‘jewel in its culinary crown’ as far as health benefits are concerned.
The Daily Mail recently featured Capsaicin in article called “Hot sauce ingredient reduces ‘beer belly’ fat and could play key role in future weight-loss surgery”
This was linking its weight loss benefits to a potential weight loss procedure.
What Is Capsaicin
It is the active component of chili peppers. Capsaicin and several related compounds are called under the generic term capsaicinoids and are produced as a secondary compound by chili peppers, probably as deterrents against certain herbivores and fungi.
For most of the animal kingdom it is an irritant, including humans, and produces a sensation of burning in any tissue with which it comes into contact.
In its natural form it is very hard to swallow and digest.
Capsaicin Diet Pills
The use of Capsaicin (capsicum extract) is not new, several manufacturers have used the natural ingredient in weight loss products over the last few year with perhaps the most well known being Capsiplex.
Capsicum Extract reduces appetite, increases metabolism, burns calories, reduces body mass and reduces body fat.
The manufacturers of Capsiplex have devised a way of harnesses the benefit od the heat with causing the irritation.
Read more about How Capsiplex Can Burn Fat
