Do jalopenos speed up metabolism?

Question

I heard jalopenos speed up metabolism. Is this true? If so, I'll eat lots of them with my sandwiches since I'm on a diet to lose weight so I can lose even more weight faster.

Answer 1

i think all da jalopenos got to ya brain and made you stupid.  

Answer 2

I don't think so.

Answer 3

There is some debatable evidence to link the capsicum family (pretty much covering all chillis, not just jalapenos) with an increased metabolism, but it's pretty flimsy.  I eat chilli on pretty much everything and I can pretty much asure you that if it did help you lose weight I would be a skeleton.

So to answer your question, by all means add them for flavour, but don't expect any weight loss by eating them.

Answer 4

No they don't, but they sure are tasty and don't have many calories.

Answer 5

I have heard that too but I'm unsure if it's actually true.