Research from Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute sought to establish a more conclusive association between chilli pepper consumption and longevity.
The researchers screened 4,729 studies from five leading global health databases (Ovid, Cochrane, Medline, Embase and Scopus).
Their subsequent findings are based on four large studies that included health outcomes for participants with data on chilli pepper consumption.
Drawing on health and dietary records of more than 570,000 individuals in the United States, Italy, China and Iran, they compared the outcomes of those who consumed chilli pepper to those who rarely or never ate chilli pepper.
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