Although science supports the conclusion that capsaicin satiets, my experience is quite extreme. That is using a drop of concentrated capsaicin sauce (1.5 million scoville units) to curb appetite during a 3 day fast, the following with small low carb meal menus using hot peppers to curb appetite. Between meal very small snacks of nuts again can be supplemented with appetite suppressant as needed.
Note: my experience has been to drop 10 pounds in 3 days which also reduces the size of meal desired after the fast.
Will try this again to get a quick start on weight loss and to drive metabolism into fat burn mode.
-----------------------
International Journal of Obesity (2005) 29, 682–688. doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802862 Published online 21 December 2004
Sensory and gastrointestinal satiety effects of capsaicin on food intake
M S Westerterp-Plantenga1, A Smeets1 and M P G Lejeune1
1Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Correspondence: Dr MS Westerterp-Plantenga, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands. E-mail: m.westerterp@hb.unimaas.nl
CONCLUSION:
In the short term, both oral and gastrointestinal exposure to capsaicin increased satiety and reduced energy and fat intake; the stronger reduction with oral exposure suggests a sensory effect of capsaicin.
