Are you one of those people who always find a hole in hot sauce In each meal? Well, we must tell you that this could save your brain from Alzheimer. It sounds confusing but in this article we will cover a study that suggests that high levels of capsaicin can prevent cognitive decline. Are you going to look again Tabasco, chilli Cayenne or chili pepper with the same eyes?
Can hot sauce save your brain?
A recent study of China Medical Journal contradicts that of 2019 on the relationship between spicy food and neurological diseases. The new, ensures that the food hot spicy is a good ally when it comes to preventing Alzheimer. But… does this make any sense? Let's check it out.
Both studies were carried out in Chinese citizens. The one that concerns us today is the one that ensures that that hot sauce that you put on the taco will be the one that preserves your health in the long term. For this they were formed two groups. One of them contained the same number of Alzheimer's patients as neurotypical individuals. Meanwhile, in the other they participated twice as many people without the disease. The researchers measured spicy consumption using a food frequency questionnaire.
This indicated intake of a certain number of meals and hot sauces by these subjects. In addition to this, they carried out a brief mental status exam with scores. These determined whether the individual studied did not suffer from cognitive disabilities or if they did so to a mild, moderate or severe degree. They then compared these results with the dietary questionnaires.
The result
Alzheimer's patients ate less spicy food than neurotypicals. They concluded that those who ate more spicy food were less likely to suffer from cognitive decline. So, the study of Third University Medical School Qingdao University and Fudan University, suggests that there is a correlation. We dare not confirm anything. What other factors influence the result? Could it be that people with Alzheimer's, being older, tolerate less spicy food and therefore consume less? What do you think?
