Capsaicin-Green Tea Combo, Promotes Weight Loss

Filed in archive Functional Foods , Weight Loss on April 10, 2009

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The combination of capsaicin and green tea could promote the feeling of fullness and sustain satiety, thereby indicating it could be successful for weight management.

Such were the findings of researchers from Denmark and the Netherlands.

"We conclude that thermogenic food ingredients have energy intake reducing effects when used in combinations, and in positive energy balance.

These results suggest that bioactive ingredients (capsaicin, green tea, CH-19) may be helpful in reducing energy intake to prevent body weight gain and may support body weight loss by relatively sustaining satiety and suppressing hunger."

The said findings also have implications in diabetes and of course the multi-million weight loss industry. Well I guess we should have chili-flavored green teas. What do you think?