The doctor pointed out that pepper, as a condiment, can really play an appetizing and flavor-enhancing role when added to dishes in proper amount. However, extremes meet. Overeating Chili peppers not only stimulates the stomach, but even causes stomach problems and even cancer. Pepper is a hot food, and one of the chemicals is a "double-edged sword" for human body, which not only prevents cancer but also causes cancer. The result depends on the number of peppers ingested by the human body. Therefore, it is beneficial to human health to grasp the "degree" of eating Chili, eat less, be fresh, and not blindly overeat.
Advantages and disadvantages of pepper
Green pepper and red pepper are vegetables that many people like to eat.
Most people like to eat spicy and sweet peppers; Some southerners especially like to eat Chili; Most northerners like to eat sweet but not spicy bell peppers. Pepper is rich in nutrition, especially the content of vitamin C, which ranks among the best in vegetables. 100 g pepper contains vitamin Cl05 mg.
Pepper also has important medicinal value. When eating is not fragrant and appetite is reduced, putting some pepper in the dish can improve appetite and increase appetite. Oral administration of a little pepper decoction alone can cure poor appetite, abdominal distension and abdominal pain caused by cold. Boiling soup with pepper and ginger can also treat cold and cold; Especially suitable for patients with dyspepsia.
Why can Chili strengthen the stomach and help digestion? It turns out that it contains an ingredient called capsaicin, which can stimulate the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract, so it can enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote the secretion of digestive juice, improve appetite, inhibit abnormal fermentation in the intestinal tract, and eliminate gas accumulated in the digestive tract. Eating some peppers properly is also good for people living in wet places, which can prevent rheumatism and frostbite.
Although pepper is rich in nutrition and has important medicinal value, excessive consumption is harmful to human health. Because too much capsaicin will violently stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa, make it highly congested, accelerate peristalsis, cause stomach pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea and anal burning and stabbing pain, induce gastrointestinal diseases, and promote hemorrhoid bleeding. Therefore, anyone suffering from esophagitis, gastroenteritis, gastric ulcer and hemorrhoids should eat less or avoid eating Chili. Because pepper is pungent and hot, you should also be careful to eat hot diseases, such as burning eyes, toothache, sore throat, hemoptysis, furuncle, or hypertension and tuberculosis with yin deficiency and fire flourishing.
Pepper is good for health.
Pepper needs to be eaten properly, so that it can absorb the nutrients it deserves. Nutritionists suggest that eating raw is the most beneficial, because the vitamin C contained in pepper is unstable, and it will be easily lost if it is stored for too long or cooked too well. So eat it fresh and raw, or you can add salad as a side dish. Remember to add it in the last process of cooking to avoid nutrient loss.
Eating Chili is good for your health.
From the color point of view, the degree of spicy has a certain relationship with the color of pepper. Generally, red pepper is hotter than green pepper, and green pepper is hotter than purple, yellow and black pepper. This is because peppers turn red when they are ripe, with the strongest spicy taste, and yellow and purple peppers are mostly sweet peppers.
Is there any taboo to eat Chili?
When the spicy taste of pepper stimulates the nerve endings in the tongue and mouth, the brain will immediately order the whole body to "enter a state of alert": the heart beats faster, saliva or sweat secretion increases, the stomach doubles "work" and releases endorphins at the same time. If you take another bite, your brain will think that there is pain coming and release more endorphins. The sustained release of endorphins will make people feel relaxed and excited, resulting in "pleasure" after eating spicy food. Another factor of pepper addiction is the role of capsaicin. When taste cells are exposed to capsaicin, they will be more sensitive and feel the delicious food.
People eat Chili, as long as they don't hurt their mouths, their taste becomes sensitive. In addition, when eating peppers, the secretion of saliva and gastric juice in the mouth increases, and gastrointestinal peristalsis accelerates. People eat poorly and eat less, so they have the idea of eating Chili. In fact, whether you are spicy or not, eating pepper in moderation has a certain therapeutic effect on the human body. The health care effects of pepper are: strengthening stomach and helping digestion; Prevention of gallstones; Lowering blood sugar; Pepper has the function of losing weight.
Who shouldn't eat Chili?
More and more people are interested in pepper, which can dispel cold and dehumidify. With the rise of hot pot restaurants, casserole shops and "mala Tang", dishes containing peppers are more and more popular with families. But not everyone is suitable for eating Chili, and the following people should not eat more Chili:
People suffering from fever, ulcer, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, hemorrhoids, dermatitis, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, hypertension and other diseases should not eat a lot of peppers. Studies have proved that eating a large amount of capsicum containing capsaicin will lead to excessive secretion of digestive juice, causing gastrointestinal mucosal congestion, edema and gastrointestinal peristalsis, which can lead to gastritis, enteritis, diarrhea and vomiting, which is not conducive to the recovery of digestive tract function. Eating too much pepper will also make people's heart beat too fast and the circulating blood volume increase sharply, which is not conducive to the rehabilitation of cardiovascular patients.
Thin people should not eat more peppers. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, thin people mostly belong to yin deficiency and heat constitution. The so-called "thin people have more fires" is a virtual fire. Such people often show dry throat, bitter taste, bloodshot eyes, top-heavy, irritability. If you eat more peppers, it will not only aggravate the above symptoms, but also easily lead to bleeding, allergies and inflammation, and even sores and carbuncles in severe cases.
Hyperthyroidism patients should not eat Chili. Hyperthyroidism patients are often in a state of high excitement, and it is not appropriate to eat spicy foods such as peppers. Because hyperthyroidism patients are prone to tachycardia, eating Chili peppers will speed up the heartbeat and aggravate the symptoms.
Patients with nephritis are not suitable for eating Chili. Studies have proved that foods containing spicy ingredients such as pepper, various spicy condiments (such as onion, ginger, garlic, curry, mustard and pepper), various spices and vegetables containing volatile oil (such as leeks, fennel, celery and radish). ) in the process of human metabolism, it is often excreted through the kidney, and these spicy components have different degrees of stimulation on renal parenchymal cells. In severe cases,