a new study linking Red Hot Chili
Peppers to a longer life is making the
rounds but before you start putting them
in every meal you might want to take the
study with a grain of salt researchers
with the University of Vermont analyzed
over 16,000 Americans through government
data that kept tabs on them for an
average of about 19 years the data
showed the death rate for those who ate
chili peppers was around thirteen
percent lower than people who didn't but
the researchers admit the study shows a
correlation not a cause so we can't
point to Chili Peppers as the sole
reason people were more likely to live
longer other health indicators for chili
pepper eaters as a group were varied
they tended to eat more vegetables and
have lower cholesterol but they also
tended to drink smoke and have lower
incomes chili pepper eaters also tended
to be younger which could skew the risk
of death other experimental research has
found the capsaicin and spicy foods can
help fight obesity cancer and
inflammation
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