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Capsaicin and Weight Loss

The effect of capsaicin and capsinoids on resting energy expenditure and weight loss in human trials.

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Jan 13, 2026

Which human studies isolate capsaicin or capsaicinoids and what magnitudes of energy‑expenditure change were observed?

Capsaicin and non‑pungent capsaicinoid analogues (capsinoids) have been isolated and tested in multiple human trials and pooled in several meta‑analyses; most papers report small but measurable increa...

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