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Association of hot pepper consumption with other eating habits among adults
Author(s) -
Wang Changzheng,
Huang Lingyu,
Butler Cecil
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.796.8
Subject(s) - pepper , consumption (sociology) , body mass index , food science , medicine , environmental health , food preference , obesity , demography , toxicology , biology , social science , pathology , sociology
Consumption of foods flavored with hot peppers and other spices were found to be inversely associated with total mortality among both men and women after adjustment for other known or potential risk factors. The objective of this project was to determine how preference for and consumption of foods flavored with hot peppers or hot pepper sauces may be related to other eating habits among adults. Visitors to the 2016 Kentucky State Fair were recruited to fill out a questionnaire before they were given a free analysis of their body composition (body fat %) with a Tanita TBF‐521 body composition analyzer. Among the 130 participants, 55% were female and 45% were male; 56% were Caucasian and 16% African Americans and 28% Asian Americans. Up to 27% of the participants liked hot peppers somewhat and 38% like them very much. However, only 21% had hot peppers twice a week and 14% had them daily. For people who preferred foods with hot peppers tended to eat other foods including vegetables, fruits, pork, beef, chicken, dairy foods less frequently. There were no significant differences in body mass index or body fat percent due to preferences for hot peppers or frequency of hot pepper consumption overall. Body mass index and body fat percent were significantly higher for women than for men. Increasing consumption of hot peppers tended to be correlated with lower consumption of other foods. Further study with a large number of subjects are needed to clarify the relationship between consumption of hot peppers and consumption of other foods.