Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in death from any cause

Re:Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in... by SEJeff on Saturday November 14, 2020 @04:49PM (#25095954)

I'm an omnivoire, but can't you get a lot of vegan protein from chickpeas and soy? Soy does have the obvious huge downside of containing a much higher amount of estrogen and causes havoc in some people, but Chickpeas aren't hard to make delicious. Ditto for lentils as well

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Re:Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in... by seanwilson on Saturday November 14, 2020 @06:14PM (#25096581)

> Soy does have the obvious huge downside of containing a much higher amount of estrogen and causes havoc in some people

Do you have a study that confirms this? As far as I know this is a myth. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoestrogen#Effects_on_human...

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Re:Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in... by st1ck on Sunday November 15, 2020 @12:13AM (#25098443)

Another downside of soybeans is that its production causes deforestation and other environmental changes in areas like Amazon. See e.g. https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/the-story-of-soy

That said, soybeans are mostly used to feed livestock, so if you just eat meat instead of soy, that's likely not any better for environment.

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Re:Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in... by vram22 on Saturday November 14, 2020 @05:24PM (#25096243)

> Chickpeas aren't hard to make delicious. Ditto for lentils as well

Yes. Check out my other comment about beans in this thread. All the dishes I mentioned there are pretty tasty. And so are lentils, if by that you meant masoor or masoor dal, or even if you meant tuar dal). And all those are high in protein as you say.

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Re:Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in... by galangalalgol on Sunday November 15, 2020 @09:15AM (#25101316)

I love Indian curries, but one serving obbeans or pulses will haunt me for a couple days. I don't know if it is sibo related, but I do have that. Cauliflower, blackberries, and mushrooms destroy me too.

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Re:Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in... by vram22 on Sunday November 15, 2020 @03:52PM (#25104706)

Tough luck. Maybe some people are more prone to such issues.

>sibo

A typo? An acronym?

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Re:Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in... by galangalalgol on Sunday November 15, 2020 @05:49PM (#25105723)

Small intestine bacterial overgrowth. Often due to overuse of antibiotics in childhood. I'm not complaining, probably would have died without them.

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Re:Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in... by vram22 on Saturday November 28, 2020 @05:59PM (#25241288)

Had not heard of SIBO. Good to know. Wonder if yogurt and other fermented foods that increase good gut bacteria can help.

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Re:Chili pepper consumption associated with 25% reduction in... by amanaplanacanal on Sunday November 15, 2020 @12:27AM (#25098510)

They said they don’t tolerate beans and pulses well. Chickpeas, soy, and lentils all fall into that category.

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