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They say "Hot stuff for slimmers: The chilli pill that burns off as many calories as a 25-minute jog", we say eat the food itself rather having a pill for everything.
Posted on 29th Jan 2016
Before you read the article is good to know that you can eat chillies and get the benefits directly from the pods rather than pills. Chillies line the digestive tract and protect it from bacteria rather than irritate it. The way we're going we're going to have pizza pill soon.
"A slimming pill whose creators claim can burn calories while you sit at your desk goes on sale today.
Capsiplex's makers say the capsule, which is made from hot peppers and capsicum and is used by Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez, Brad Pitt and Britney Spears, can eat up as many calories as 80 minutes of walking or a 25-minute jog.
Trials at the University of Oklahoma showed adults taking Capsiplex burned off 278 more calories before, during and after a bout of exercise than those on placebos.
[The images of celebrities are used to seed the thought of using pills]
Experts who developed it had to overcome the fact that capsicum extract is unbearably hot and would cause irritation if eaten in large quantities.
A spokesman for Capsiplex said: 'For decades, scientists have known about the weight-loss potential of red-hot peppers. The problem has been the ability to consume such a highly concentrated amount, but we have overcome this by putting a protective coating on the ingredients which stops any gastric irritation.
At last we have a safe and healthy supplement to help weight loss.'
A month's supply of the one-a-day capsules costs £29.99.
The production of the tablet follows years of medical research into hot peppers and capsicum and their benefits to slimmers.
Several studies have found that hot peppers and their extracts are a safe option for nutritional supplements aimed at regulating diet.
The pills are already used in the United States by personal trainers because chilli and capsicum help speed up the metabolism, meaning people can lose weight more rapidly".