Food for thought: Spicy alternatives for weightloss

After swearing off tomato sauce in recent weeks, burger lovers can breath a sigh of relief-- the scare is finally over.

During early June and July, a still unexplained salmonella sickened over 1,200 people throughout the country while prompting resturants and supermarkets to drop tomatos from their offerings.

Though officially lifting the ban of tomatos as of last Thursday, FDA officials still admit to questions of the cause of the outbreak. The latest suspect however appears to be Jalepeno peppers, which were often consume alongside tomatos
In outbreak victims.

With definitive answers as scarce as hot peppers on super market shelves, many consumers are calling for tougher regulations on food standards.

A recent AP poll found that 80 percent of Americans said they would support new federal standards for fresh produce. Meat and poultry have long been subject to enforceable federal safeguards, but fruits and vegetables are not, although produce increasingly is being implicated in outbreaks.

But while the search continues for a viable course of action, many consumers have been forced to change their eating patterns. So why eat Jalepenos in the first place?

A research team from the University of California at Los Angeles and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center found that the hot stuff in peppers -- capsaicin -- caused 80 per cent of active prostate cancer cells growing in mice to "follow the molecular pathways leading to apoptosis" or cell death.

In addition to fighting cancer, capasicin has been foun to fight inflamation, fight drug addiction, soothe intestinal iseases and increase metabolic rate. In short, this ingreidient is a useful inclusion for weightloss seekers, iabetics and those with chronic diseases.

In addition to being consumed in hot peppers, capcascin can be taken as a nutritional supplement and ingrdient to add spice to your meal. Dosages of aroun 2 mg per day are ideal to experience to health benefits of this fiery substance.