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Diet & Cooking Series: Salsa,MAY IMPROVE METABOLIC HEALTH


July 19, 2018

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Health Benefits of Salsa

MAY IMPROVE METABOLIC HEALTH

Metabolic health is usually measured by a few risk factors, including:

  • Blood lipid levels

  • HDL cholesterol levels (the “good” kind)

  • Blood pressure

  • Insulin resistance


Eating well-rounded meals with a variety of nutrients supports metabolic health, per a 2020 study in Nutrients. Specifically, the Mediterranean Diet has been shown to support metabolic health. But before you stop eating Latine foods, remember that salsa is made of veggies commonly incorporated in this diet—tomatoes, onions, garlic. 


Plus, we tend to eat salsa with beans, another food emphasized in the Mediterranean diet. 

Furthermore, according to a 2022 study in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, there’s some evidence that capsaicin—the compound that gives chiles their spicy flavor—improves metabolic health and insulin resistance.

 

Chiles also contain anti-inflammatory compounds like flavonoids, phenolic acids, carotenoids, and ascorbic acid, per a 2022 study in Molecules. Since metabolic illnesses are associated with inflammation, these anti-inflammatory compounds can also support metabolic health. 


For example, a 2019 study in Advances in Nutrition found that lycopene—an antioxidant found in tomatoes—can protect against metabolic syndrome. 

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