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Scientists claim to have developed a slimming pill that can burn off
as many calories as 80 minutes of walking or a 25-minute jog, while
you sit. The pill -- Capsiplex -- which is made from hot peppers and
capsicum, utilises the weight-loss potential of red-hot peppers.
Chilli and capsicum help speed up the metabolism, thus, helping
people lose weight more rapidly. However, consuming these chillies or
their extract in large quantities can cause irritation as they are
often unbearably hot.
Scientists overcame this problem while developing the capsule. The
pill eats up the calories without causing any irritation. Scientists
have known about the weight-loss potential of red-hot peppers for
some time. The problem has been the ability to consume such a highly
concentrated amount to do any real good. They have overcome this by
putting a protective coating on the ingredients which stops any
gastric irritation.
Trials of the pill conducted at University of Oklahoma in US showed
adults taking Capsiplex burned off 278 more calories before, during
and after a bout of exercise than those on placebos.
The pill is already in use in the US. Hollywood stars like Jennifer
Lopez, Brad Pitt and Britney Spears are known to have used the pill. |
