Eating spicy food is addictive! What are the benefits of pepper?

? Pepper has become an essential condiment in our daily life. It can not only enrich the taste and color of food, but also stimulate our appetite. Moreover, some people are even more spicy and unhappy, and they need oil and pepper for almost every meal, which also makes people less sensitive to pepper, so the amount of pepper they eat every day is also increasing. Although adding pepper will make our food more delicious, we should also pay attention to the consumption. Let's talk about it first What are the benefits of eating Chili peppers to our health?

? 1. Treat cough and cold

? Pepper is rich in vitamin C, which can control heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis and lower cholesterol. In addition, pepper also contains more antioxidants, which can prevent cancer and other chronic diseases; At the same time, pepper can also clear the respiratory tract to treat cough and cold.

? Step 2 fight cancer

? Pepper is a natural storehouse of ascorbic acid and carotene, both of which have anticancer effects and can reduce the incidence of gastric cancer. In addition, it also contains high cobalt, which is a necessary principle for human body to synthesize vitamin B 12. Cobalt can promote hematopoiesis, reduce blood, activate metabolism and inhibit the growth of malignant tumor cells.

? 3. Prevention of gallstones

? Preventing gallstones is the most important function of pepper, because pepper is not only rich in vitamins, but also contains a variety of active ingredients. After being absorbed by the human body, these substances can accelerate the decomposition and metabolism of cholesterol in the human body, so that the cholesterol in the human body can be converted into bile acids. As soon as possible, the amount of cholesterol in vitro and in vivo will be reduced, and the probability of gallstones will be greatly reduced.

? Step 4 strengthen the stomach and help digestion

? Pepper can stimulate the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract, enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote the secretion of digestive juice, improve appetite, and inhibit abnormal intestinal fermentation. Some medical and nutrition experts in China have investigated Hunan and Sichuan provinces and found that the incidence of gastric ulcer in these provinces and regions, which generally like to eat Chili peppers, is much lower than that in other provinces and regions. This is because pepper can stimulate the release of prostaglandin E2, which is beneficial to promote the regeneration of gastric mucosa, maintain the function of gastrointestinal cells, and prevent and treat gastric ulcer.