date:Apr 28, 2012
support the potential cholesterol-lowering activity of capsaicin and related compounds, the doses used in this may be extrapolated to those in humans, said the researchers.
Estimations from Mexico reveal that chili pepper consumption may reach 20 grams per person per day, which is equivalent to 0.5 to 4 milligrams of capsaicinoids per kilogram of body weight per day day, said the Chinese researchers.
In the present study, LD group was given a diet containing 0.010 % capsaicinoids, which was equ