alsawaritrading.com. Behind its spicy taste, there are many health benefits of chilies, from relieving a blocked nose, increasing the body's immunity, to burning body fat. This benefit comes from the various important nutrients in it.

Chili is often used as a complementary spice in every dish. Sometimes, chilies are also dried or ground into powder form. There are various types of chilies that are commonly used, such as cayenne peppers, green chilies, red chilies, yellow chilies, and jalapeno.

Chilies contain various compounds that act as antioxidants, such as capsaicin, carotenoids, violaxanthin, and lutein. Apart from that, chilies also contain several vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin C and potassium. However, avoid consuming too much chili, because it can cause digestive disorders. This spicy food should also be given gradually to children.

Various Benefits of Chili for Health

If consumed in moderation, there are various benefits of chili that can be obtained, including:

1. Overcoming a blocked nose

One of the benefits of chili that can be felt immediately is that it relieves a blocked nose. Because of its spicy sensation, consuming foods that contain capsaicin can reduce swelling in the airways and thin mucus so it is easier to expel.

2. Relieves pain

Apart from relieving a blocked nose, the capsaicin compound in chilies is also useful as a pain reliever, so it is often used as an ingredient in ointments or creams to relieve muscle and joint pain.

You may feel a burning sensation when applying ointment or cream containing capsaicin, but the mucle and joint pain you feel may also be reduced.

3. Increase body immunity

Chilies contain abundant vitamin C, even more than oranges. The vitamin C content in chilies is useful for increasing the body's immunity, so that the body is not easily affected by certain infections or diseases.

4. Lose weight

Consuming chilies in moderation can also reduce weight. This is because the capsaicin content in chilies can reduce appetite and even increase fat burning in the body.

5. Fight free radicals

The capsaicin and vitamin C content in chilies also have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in the body. This effect is able to protect the body from cell damage due to excess free radicals, which can trigger chronic diseases such as heart disease.

6. Prevent cancer

Capsaicin in chilies, carotenoids in red chilies, and violaxanthin in yellow chilies are also known to fight cancer cells because they are antioxidants.

In one study, the antioxidant content in chilies was able to kill several cancer cells, including colon, liver, lung and pancreatic cancer. However, the benefits of chilies in treating cancer and their safety still need further research.

Even though it has many health benefits, you still need to be careful when consuming chilies. For some people, especially sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome, consuming chilies can actually cause stomach ache and diarrhea.

To reduce the risk of side effects from consuming chili, you are advised to limit your chili intake to a maximum of half a cup per day.

For those of you who feel hot after consuming foods containing chilies, drink milk or eat starchy foods, such as bread, to relieve the spicy feeling.