Capsaicin has an anti-obesity effect through alterations in gut microbiota populations and short-chain fatty acid concentrations.

Conclusions: Results from our study indicate that the reduced food intake and anti-obesity effect of CAP had been observed regardless of TRPV1 channel activation, and which is mediated by changes in the gut microbiota populations and SCFAs concentrations. PMID: 32180694 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32180694?dopt=Abstract

Source: Food and Nutrition Research - March 19, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Wang Y, Tang C, Tang Y, Yin H, Liu X Tags: Food Nutr Res Source Type: research