Items Tagged ‘black pepper’

May 14, 2012

Black Pepper May Give You A Kick, But Don’t Count On It For Weight Loss

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Is black pepper the new secret weapon against fat? A recent paper in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry claims that the piperine, an ingredient in black pepper, has the power to stop the body from making new fat cells, and could be used to treat obesity…”That’s not to say that pepper might not […]

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Tags: black pepper, Dr. Michael Jensen, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, NPR The Salt, Obesity