Written By: Kriti Saraswat | Updated : June 12, 2014 3:17 PM IST
How often do you sprinkle pepper on your dish or add peppercorns to your food? If your answer is pretty often, you will be glad to know that black pepper helps ward off obesity. Research shows that piperine the substance that gives pepper its characteristic taste blocks the formation of fat cells.
According to a study published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, piperine has the ability to reduce fat levels in the bloodstream and interferes with the activity of genes that control the formation of new fat cells. This then sets off a metabolic chain reaction which helps keep fat in control.
So the next time you cook or eat a restaurant, make sure you add a dash of black pepper in your food. Though it doesn't mean that you can eat anything you want to and not get fat, but it is definitely a healthy start.
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