> “The exact reasons and mechanisms that might explain our findings, though, are currently unknown. Therefore, it is impossible to conclusively say that eating

> “The exact reasons and mechanisms that might explain our findings, though, are currently unknown. Therefore, it is impossible to conclusively say that eating more chili pepper can prolong life and reduce deaths, especially from cardiovascular factors or cancer. More research, especially evidence from randomized controlled studies, is needed to confirm these preliminary findings.” Could the reason be capsaicin [1], which has some medical uses (though the Wikipedia article says there’s no clear evidence from an older citation)? [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin