Chilli, and more specifically capsaicin, its main active component which gives the spicy taste, would act directly on the receptors present in the stomach to indicate to the body when it is full.
At least that is what Australian researchers from the University of Adelaide (Australia) have just brought to light. They have indeed noticed that the TRPV1 receptors of the stomach are also very good capsaicin receptors. So much so that scientists would consider developing food supplements based on this component. Because it is not easy, it is true, to swallow large doses of chilli every day.
In the study release, one of the scientists explains that when the stomach is full – when it contains about 2 liters of food and drink – its nerves fire to tell the body that it is full. . "But the activation of this mechanism can be triggered earlier by eating hot pepper foods," she explains.
This is not the first time that chilli has proven itself in the lab. It had already been proven at the beginning of the year that the latter made it possible to reduce food intake in overweight people. While waiting for these supplements to arrive on the market one day, we can start - or not - to test and sprinkle our dishes with Tabasco to see if it helps us to stall faster...
