March 5 , 2007 Red Pepper : Hot Stuff For Fighting Fat ? Science Daily — Food scientists in Taiwan are reporting new evidence from laboratory experiments that capsaicin — the natural compound that gives red pepper that spicy hot kick — can reduce the growth of fat cells . The study is scheduled for the March 21 issue of the ACS ’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , a bi - weekly publication . In the report , Gow - Chin Yen and Chin - Lin Hsu cite previous research suggesting that obesity can be reduced by preventing immature fat cells ( adipocytes ) from developing into mature cells . Past research also linked capsaicin to a decrease in the amount of fat tissue and decreased blood - fat levels . With that knowledge , the researchers tested capsaicin ’ s effects on pre - adipocytes and adipocytes growing in laboratory cultures . They found that capsaicin prevented pre - adipocytes from filling with fat and becoming full - fledged fat cells . The effects occurred at levels just slightly greater than those found in the stomach fluid of an individual eating a typical Indian or Thai diet , the researchers noted . Capsaicin worked by providing a biochemical signal that made fat cells undergo apoptosis , a mechanism in which cells self - destruct . Note : This story has been adapted from a news release issued by American Chemical Society . [ 요약 ] 3 월 21 일자 미국 농 식품 화 학회지 에 발표 될 논문 에서 대만 의 과학자 Gow - Chin Yen 과 Chin - Lin Hsu 은 고추 의 매운맛 성분 인 캡사이신 ( capsaicin ) 이 지방 세포 ( adipocytes ) 의 생장 을 억제 함 으로써 비만 을 억제 한다고 발표 했 다 . 캡사이신 은 미성숙 지방 세포 가 성숙 한 지방 세포 가 되 는 것 을 방해 할 뿐 만 아니 라 , 지방 세포 의 자살 ( apoptosis ) 을 유도 한다고 한다 . 공유 하 기 글 요소