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Estimation of Dietary Capsaicinoid Exposure in Korea and Assessment of Its Health Effects
The consumption of capsaicinoids, the active components in chili peppers, has been associated with both positive and negative health effects, and the level of capsaicinoid exposure may be an important determinant. Dietary capsaicinoid exposure was estimated using a previously developed database for...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8308769/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34371974 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13072461 |
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description | The consumption of capsaicinoids, the active components in chili peppers, has been associated with both positive and negative health effects, and the level of capsaicinoid exposure may be an important determinant. Dietary capsaicinoid exposure was estimated using a previously developed database for capsaicinoid content and a 24-h dietary recall dataset obtained from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The estimated consumption level was evaluated to determine its potential effects on weight reduction and gastrointestinal distress. The estimated daily mean capsaicinoid intake was 3.25 mg (2.17 mg capsaicin), and most Koreans consumed 1–30 mg of capsaicinoids (0.67–20 mg capsaicin) in a day. No adverse effect of capsaicin consumption was reported other than abdominal pain. For long-term repeated consumption, 30 mg may be the maximum tolerable dose. However, the effects on body weight or energy balance were inconsistent in 4–12 week clinical studies conducted with various capsaicin doses (2–135 mg), which was likely due to the complex interplay between capsaicin dose, study length, and participant characteristics. Therefore, the capsaicin consumption of most Koreans was below the levels that may cause adverse effects. However, more long-term studies for the dose range of 2–20 mg are required to further characterize capsaicin’s health benefits in Koreans. |
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spelling | pubmed-83087692021-07-25 Estimation of Dietary Capsaicinoid Exposure in Korea and Assessment of Its Health Effects Kwon, Youngjoo Nutrients Article The consumption of capsaicinoids, the active components in chili peppers, has been associated with both positive and negative health effects, and the level of capsaicinoid exposure may be an important determinant. Dietary capsaicinoid exposure was estimated using a previously developed database for capsaicinoid content and a 24-h dietary recall dataset obtained from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The estimated consumption level was evaluated to determine its potential effects on weight reduction and gastrointestinal distress. The estimated daily mean capsaicinoid intake was 3.25 mg (2.17 mg capsaicin), and most Koreans consumed 1–30 mg of capsaicinoids (0.67–20 mg capsaicin) in a day. No adverse effect of capsaicin consumption was reported other than abdominal pain. For long-term repeated consumption, 30 mg may be the maximum tolerable dose. However, the effects on body weight or energy balance were inconsistent in 4–12 week clinical studies conducted with various capsaicin doses (2–135 mg), which was likely due to the complex interplay between capsaicin dose, study length, and participant characteristics. Therefore, the capsaicin consumption of most Koreans was below the levels that may cause adverse effects. However, more long-term studies for the dose range of 2–20 mg are required to further characterize capsaicin’s health benefits in Koreans. MDPI 2021-07-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8308769/ /pubmed/34371974 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13072461 Text en © 2021 by the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kwon, Youngjoo Estimation of Dietary Capsaicinoid Exposure in Korea and Assessment of Its Health Effects |
title | Estimation of Dietary Capsaicinoid Exposure in Korea and Assessment of Its Health Effects |
title_full | Estimation of Dietary Capsaicinoid Exposure in Korea and Assessment of Its Health Effects |
title_fullStr | Estimation of Dietary Capsaicinoid Exposure in Korea and Assessment of Its Health Effects |
title_full_unstemmed | Estimation of Dietary Capsaicinoid Exposure in Korea and Assessment of Its Health Effects |
title_short | Estimation of Dietary Capsaicinoid Exposure in Korea and Assessment of Its Health Effects |
title_sort | estimation of dietary capsaicinoid exposure in korea and assessment of its health effects |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8308769/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34371974 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13072461 |
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