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The Human Effect Matrix summarizes human studies to tell you what effects Capsaicin has on your body, how much evidence there is, and how strong these effects are.
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
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Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
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Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
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Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
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Level of Evidence
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The amount of high quality evidence. The more
evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Outcome |
Magnitude of effect
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The direction and size of the supplement's impact on
each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
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Consistency of research results
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Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or
VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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Notes |
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Minor
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A possible reduction in blood glucose may occur secondary to pancreatic stimulation with high doses of capsaicin
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Minor
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- See study |
High doses of capsaicin may induce insulin release from the pancreas
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- | - See 2 studies |
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Studies Excluded from Consideration
Used peppers (vegetables) rather than isolated capsaicin[1]
Confounded with caffeine and/or black pepper[2][3]
