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Study Finds Chili Pepper Ingredient Helps Fight Fat
 Scientists are reporting new evidence that capsaicin, the stuff that makes chili peppers hot, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup. The scientists believe the capsaicin triggers certain beneficial protein changes in the body. The new study appears here in the ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research.
Laboratory studies have hinted that capsaicin may help fight obesity by decreasing calorie intake, shrinking fat tissue, and lowering fat levels in the blood. Nobody, however, yet knows exactly how capsaicin might trigger such beneficial effects.
In an effort to find out, the scientists fed high-fat diets with or without capsaicin to lab rats used to study obesity. The capsaicin-treated rats lost 8 percent of their body weight and showed changes in levels of at least 20 key proteins found in fat. The altered proteins work to break down fats.
"These changes provide valuable new molecular insights into the mechanism of the antiobesity effects of capsaicin," the scientists say.
Capsaicin is already used in capsaicin creams, which help fight arthritis pain. The latest research could potentially lead to new drugs to fight obesity.
Photo: Stephen Ausmus/USDA
Posted on June 12, 2010
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ACS Issues New Prostate Guidelines
The American Cancer Society has issued new prostate guidelines. Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses the guidelines on the Early Show. Discussions with your doctor should start at age 50 for those with average risk but higher risk groups should start discussion at age 40 to 45. The new guidelines say men with low PSA numbers can go for longer intervals between getting new tests. You can read the ACS's article about early detection of prostate cancer here.
Posted on March 4, 2010
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Study: Pomegranate Juice Lowers Prostate Risk
A new study has found that drinking pomegranate juice may be beneficial to men. The BBC reports on the study which found pomegranate juice slows prostate growth and reduces PSA numbers.
Pomegranates contain a cocktail of chemicals which minimise cell damage, and potentially kill off cancer cells.
The study, by the University of California in Los Angeles, appears in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.
Previous research had indicated that pomegranate juice could have a beneficial effect on prostate cancer in tests on mice.
But the latest study has shown that humans can potentially benefit too.
Fighting prostate cancer is just one of the many possible benefits of pomegranates. It has also been linked to other benefits. They contain anti-oxidants and isoflavones. This may be why pomegranates are also a hot shopping trend.
Posted on July 11, 2006
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