A lunch containing capsaicin (chili pepper compound) altered satiety hormones (GLP-1, PYY) and increased satiety in humans, suggesting spicy food may enhance appetite control through gut peptide modulation.
Key findingA lunch containing capsaicin (chili pepper compound) altered satiety hormones (GLP-1, PYY) and increased satiety in humans, suggesting spicy food may
What the researchers found
A lunch containing capsaicin (chili pepper compound) altered satiety hormones (GLP-1, PYY) and increased satiety in humans, suggesting spicy food may enhance appetite control through gut peptide modulation.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
The acute effects of a lunch containing capsaicin on energy and substrate utilisation, hormones, and satiety.
European journal of nutrition, 48(4), 229-34
Citation
Smeets, Astrid J; Westerterp-Plantenga, Margriet S. (2009). The acute effects of a lunch containing capsaicin on energy and substrate utilisation, hormones, and satiety.. European journal of nutrition, 48(4), 229-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-009-0006-1