Enjoyment of Spicy Flavor Enhances Central Salty-Taste Perception and Reduces Salt Intake and Blood PressureNovelty and Significance [Behavioral Intervention for Reducing Salt Intake]

In conclusion, enjoyment of spicy foods may significantly reduce individual salt preference, daily salt intake, and blood pressure by modifying the neural processing of salty taste in the brain. Application of spicy flavor may be a promising behavioral intervention for reducing high salt intake and blood pressure.

Source: Hypertension - November 8, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Qiang Li, Yuanting Cui, Rongbing Jin, Hongmei Lang, Hao Yu, Fang Sun, Chengkang He, Tianyi Ma, Yingsha Li, Xunmei Zhou, Daoyan Liu, Hongbo Jia, Xiaowei Chen, Zhiming Zhu Tags: Diet and Nutrition, Hypertension, Imaging Original Articles Source Type: research