If you want to burn more calories after a meal and experience reduced hunger, add a liberal dash or two of red pepper. Past studies have shown that capsaicin, the component in chili peppers that provides its hot kick, can mitigate hunger and boost metabolism. A hot-off-the-press new clinical trial confirmed these findings and found […]
In an intriguing new report, scientists determined that having a high HDL (good) cholesterol level is strongly associated with a lower risk of cancer. The data comes from a review of 24 pooled studies that followed cancer incidence and HDL levels. The researchers found a 36% lower risk of cancer for every 10 point increase in […]
