All Indian students and other Asian students would have known for long but the University of Tasmania has now found scientific evidence that CHILLI could one day replace aspirin for the prevention and treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

 

A research fellow at the university's school of life sciences, Kiran Ahuja, said two active ingredients in chilli can lower blood glucose and insulin levels, reduce the formation of fatty deposits in artery walls and prevent blood clots. She said her research had not come across any side effects of chilli. In fact some studies had suggested chilli actually reduced the damage caused by aspirin. When it came to early-stage diabetes Dr Ahuja's research suggests that chilli may actually delay or prevent the onset of diabetes.

How much chilli must you add to your curry? It depends on how hot the chilli is, as the hotter it is, the more capsaicin it has. But more research is needed to find out the doses. What do you think about chilli? Please leave a comment!