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High Chili Intake and Cognitive Function among 4582 Adults: An Open Cohort Study over 15 Years
Zumin Shi, Tahra El-Obeid, [...], and Jianghong Liu
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Old people get dementia from chili peppers.
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The research:
"This is a longitudinal study of 4852 adults (age 63.4 ± 7.7) attending the China Health and Nutrition Survey during 1991 and 2006. Cognitive function was assessed in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006. In total, 3302 completed cognitive screening tests in at least two surveys. Chili intake was assessed by a 3-day food record during home visits in each survey between 1991 and 2006. Multivariable mixed linear regression and logistic regression were used. Chili intake was inversely related to cognitive function. In fully adjusted models, including sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, compared with non-consumers, those whose cumulative average chili intake above 50 g/day had the regression coefficients (and 95% CI) for global cognitive function of −1.13 (−1.71–0.54). Compared with non-consumers, those with chili consumption above 50 g/day had the odds ratio (and 95% CI) of 2.12(1.63–2.77), 1.56(1.23–1.97) for self-reported poor memory and self-reported memory decline, respectively. The positive association between chili intake and cognitive decline was stronger among those with low BMI than those with high BMI. The longitudinal data indicate that higher chili intake is positively associated with cognitive decline in Chinese adults in both genders."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6566199/


This sucks! On the bright side 50 grams is the key here.

This research was supported by National Science Foundation Grant BNS 76-80108, and by a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to the first author. Special thanks to Henry Selby for introducing author Rozin to the village residents who participated in this study, and for providing an entree for the field study. Thanks to Charles Sizer, of the Frito-Lay company, for advice and preparation of the corn snack stimuli; to P. H. Todd, Jr., of the Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Company, for Scoville unit measurements; to Gardner Selby for assistance in collection of some of the data in Mexico; to Marcia Levin for development of some of the items on the interview protocol; to Havey Grill, Jonathan Baron, Patricia Pliner, and Elisabeth Rozin for comments on the manuscript; and to the many Mexican villagers who generously cooperated with this project.
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Anyway, do any of you consume 50 grams or more of chili peppers?

I'm more of a binger. Its feast or famine. Sometimes you just can't get enough.

What say you?

Grrrr