Capsaicin: 150kcal/d Extra Energy Expenditure, no Effect on Appetite/Hunger in Teens/Twens Receiving 2mg/d, Though
You will remember that this is not the first time capsaicin made it into the SuppVersity news - as a fat burner and potential ergogenic that is | learn more . That capsaicin is a relatively powerful metabolic isn't news. In Nutrition Research Rigamonti et al. write: "Studies in animals and humans have shown that capsaicin decreases food intake and increases energy expenditure, stimulates fat oxidation, regulates appetite (by decreasing hunger and increasing satiety), and modifies the expression of some hypothalamic peptides implicated in food intake" ( Rigamonti 2018 ) - effects of which the authors highlight that they have been observed in both, lean and overweight adults, but not in "obese adolescents, who are at high risk to become obese adults and for whom effective multidisciplinary integrated body weight reduction programs are needed" (ibid). If you develop too much stomach acid, bicarbonate may help + it has ergogenic effects, too! Caffeine...
