Chillis 'reduce' cancer risk
2006-04-24 09:04
Neu-Isenburg, Germany - Hot chilli peppers can reduce the risk of prostate cancer, according to a report in the Aerzte-Zeitung or Physicians Newspaper, published in Neu-Isenburg.
US scientists in Los Angeles had treated mice suffering from prostate cancer with capsaicin, the chemical compound that makes chilli peppers hot, the report said, adding, the capsaicin had attacked the cancer cells.
To receive a comparable dosage, men would have to ingest 400 milligrams of capsaicin three times a week, however, or three to eight habaneras, the hottest kind of chilli pepper. - Sapa-dpa
- SAPA