To Cut The Risk Of A High-Fat Meal, Add Spice

[azurnoir]

No need to be stingy with spices. Research from Penn State finds heavily spiced meals — think chicken curry with lots of turmeric, or desserts rich in cinnamon and cloves — may do the heart good.

Her study found that a spicy meal helps cut levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, in the blood — even when the meal is rich in oily sauces and high in fat.

In fact, she documented a decrease of triglycerides by about one-third. This compares with people who ate the same meal, but prepared without spices.

"It was surprising," West told us. "I didn't expect such a large decrease."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/03/12/148304942/to-cut-the-risk-of-a-high-fat-meal-add-spice?sc=fb&cc=fp

[Moonwalk]

1. So does this make a spicy vegan meal the most healthy?

Just wondering.

[HereSince1628]

3. It likely means more confusion from over/wrongly interpreted results of ill-designed studies.

Dietary scientists have not been good at all at protecting the population from the cognitive tides that drive diet fashion.

Their credibility is questioned first and accepted very slowly over time.

[elleng]

2. Interesting, and puzzling.

My friend, who does most of the cooking, uses spices all the time; he's Pakistani, and its the way he cooks. Even so, I heard from my doc that my triglycerides are way high!
We eat mostly vegetables, with small proportions of meats, usually chicken and turkey.

[murielm99]

4. Could it be genetic?

Maybe some people store triglycerides more effectively than others. I know some people with high cholesterol levels have that problem because of genetics. They have to be more careful than people without the family history of high cholesterol.

[elleng]

6. Could be; dunno.

Mother passed on in her 30s, of cancer, about 60 years ago; Dad still going, @98! AND he's an all-meat-eater, tho slowed down over last years, and takes nothing for cholesterol etc.

[xchrom]

5. I don't how good it is for me - but I do love me some spices! Nt

[Codeine]

7. Now if I could figure out a way to use curry spices

that didn't result in my house and all of the contents from towels to clothes to furniture smelling like an Indian restaurant for the next three days I'd be happy.

[azurnoir]

8. Parsley and a good airing out?

actually not too sure about that have you tried Thai curry pastes, not quite as aromatic as some curry powders but really good

for myself the article put coconut milk based curries in a better more guilt free light