Chili Pepper Lower Blood Pressure

Chili Peppers Reduce Blood Pressure

Hot peppers not only help losing weight, they also provide a drop in blood pressure, that's what stated in the journal Cell Metabolism based on a Chinese study.

During the investigation it was shown that Chinese from the North, who ate less spicy, had a higher blood pressure than those from the South, known for their spicy food. According to the Chinese researchers provides the substance capsaicin, which gives pepper its spiciness, a lowering of the blood pressure and relaxing of  the arteries so that blood vessels are better protected infection is avoided.