Trial reportPhysiology & behavior2011
The effects of hedonically acceptable red pepper doses on thermogenesis and appetite.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 139 citations in OpenAlex.
- Attenuation of Adaptive Thermogenesis by a Culinary Dose of Red Pepper During 24-Hour Negative Energy Balance.Nutrition reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Capsicum annuum supplementation on the components of metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- Appetite-Suppressing and Satiety-Increasing Bioactive Phytochemicals: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- The effects of capsaicin and capsiate on energy balance: critical review and meta-analyses of studies in humans.Chemical senses · 2012Pooled it
- Anti-Obesity Effects of Traditional and Commercial Kochujang in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Effects of TRP channel agonist ingestion on metabolism and autonomic nervous system in a randomized clinical trial of healthy subjects.Scientific reports · 2016Trial
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- Acute effects of capsaicin on energy expenditure and fat oxidation in negative energy balance.PloS one · 2013Trial
- Spicy food consumption and risk of vascular disease: Evidence from a large-scale Chinese prospective cohort of 0.5 million people.Chinese medical journal · 2025Article
- Exploring the role of nutritional strategies to influence physiological and cognitive mechanisms in cold weather operations in military personnel.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Mixed Methods Study Investigating Adolescent Acceptance and Implementation Outcomes of Serving Spicy Vegetables in School Lunch.Current developments in nutrition · 2024Article
- A natural sustained-intestinal release formulation of red chili pepper extracted capsaicinoids (Capsifen®) safely modulates energy balance and endurance performance: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Peppers and their constituents against obesity.Biologia futura · 2023Review
- Brown adipose tissue and regulation of human body weight.Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2023Review
- Natural products as novel anti-obesity agents: insights into mechanisms of action and potential for therapeutic management.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
- Spicy food consumption is associated with abdominal obesity among Chinese Han population aged 30-79 years in the Sichuan Basin: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
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- Effects of Capsicum Oleoresin Supplementation on Lactation Performance, Plasma Metabolites, and Nutrient Digestibility of Heat Stressed Dairy Cow.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Association of pepper intake with all-cause and specific cause mortality - A systematic review and meta-analysis.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2022Article
- Chili pepper preference development and its impact on dietary intake: A narrative review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
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Abstract
Previous studies suggest consumption of red pepper (RP) promotes negative energy balance. However, the RP dose provided in these studies (up to 10 g/meal) usually exceeded the amount preferred by the general population in the United States (mean=~1 g/meal). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of hedonically acceptable RP doses served at a single meal in healthy, lean individuals on thermogenesis and appetite. Twenty-five men and women (aged 23.0 ± 0.5 years, BMI 22.6 ± 0.3 kg/m(2), 13 spicy food users and 12 non-users) participated in a randomized crossover trial during which they consumed a standardized quantity (1 g); their preferred quantity (regular spicy food users 1.8 ± 0.3 g/meal, non-users 0.3 ± 0.1 g/meal); or no RP. Energy expenditure, core body and skin temperature, and appetite were measured. Postprandial energy expenditure and core body temperature were greater, and skin temperature was lower, after test loads with 1 g RP than no RP. Respiratory quotient was lower after the preferred RP dose was ingested orally, compared to in capsule form. These findings suggest that RP's effects on energy balance stem from a combination of metabolic and sensory inputs, and that oral exposure is necessary to achieve RP's maximum benefits. Energy intake was lower after test loads with 1 g RP than no RP in non-users, but not in users. Preoccupation with food, and the desire to consume fatty, salty, and sweet foods were decreased more (or tended to be decreased more) in non-users than users after a 1 g RP test load, but did not vary after a test load with no RP. This suggests that individuals may become desensitized to the effects of RP with long-term spicy food intake.
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