[cook82]

Fact or Fiction..... Do spicy foods really increase your metabolism?

let me know what you think

i think they increase your metabolism but the research done on it has been inconclusive as to the duration of the increase. the ingredient capsaicin is what makes them hot, and also what speeds up your metabolic rate.

one article by the new york times i found a while back said something a little different. research was done that actually suggests it raises your metabolic rate for a short duration, but this raise leaves you feeling full and you consume less at your next meal.

ill try to find the article.

[lil_big_junior]

natty fat burner is all i'll say

[cook82]

Fact or Fiction...... "Eating celery actually burns more calories then are in the celery"

Let me know what you think.
(im bored)

[jmd85]

i have heard of negative calories, ie. you burn more digesting the food than is actually in it. A woman i used to work with used to make this really heavy thick soup & she claimed it had negative calories. wether it actually works or not i dunno, maybe it applies to 'heavier' foods(as opposed to the likes of celery). I kinda smell bullshit though.

[compulut]

Originally Posted by lil_big_junior

natty fat burner is all i'll say

I agree with this whole heartedly. It may be stupid, but when you do cardio, you sweat. When you eat spicy foods, you sweat. Good enough for me.

As for NYT article, I didn't read it, but I agree with this as well. I'm not sure whether it is the raise in metabolism, or the shock to the stomache, but I always feel more full, for a longer period of time after eating them.

Celery - probably yes. Soup (especially really thick soup) probably not. I think JMD hit that one on the head. UNLESS, it actually is BullShit soup. Eat a bowl, gag, barf it up, and you've actually expelled more calories than you took in. I'd prefer to eat something else, personally.

[cook82]

Fact or Fiction..... will lower you test levels?

Let me know what you think

[Thomas_Rivera]

False. If it did I would have deca dick by now.