# Hot Peppers Are Good For Your Wienie! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 16, 2006, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579 "2006-03-16T07:11:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/1 "2006-03-16T07:11:31Z")
[Prostate, actually.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4805190.stm) > [@](#): > > The ingredient which makes jalapeno peppers hot also makes prostate cancer cells commit suicide, a study suggests. > > Tests showed that capsaicin triggered 80% of the cells to start the process leading to cell death. > > The US research in the journal Cancer Research also found tumours treated with capsaicin were smaller. > > UK prostate experts say capsaicin could be the basis of a future drug but warned eating too many hot peppers has been linked to stomach cancer. Sigh, every piece of good news has to have a downside. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/2 "2006-03-16T07:27:33Z")
This actually goes goes to further prove my theory that everything on Earth causes one type of cancer, but prevents another type. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/3 "2006-03-16T08:08:00Z")
Wasn’t there an issue of the NEJM that had papers showing evidence that coffee could, in one study, reduce heart disease risk and, in another study, increase heart disease risk? “Eat Well. Stay Fit. Die Anyways!” ---
**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/4 "2006-03-16T08:22:41Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > Wasn’t there an issue of the NEJM that had papers showing evidence that coffee could, in one study, reduce heart disease risk and, in another study, increase heart disease risk? There was an update on this in the news in the last few days. > [@](#): > > Individuals who have a genetic variation associated with slower caffeine metabolism appear to have an increased risk of non-fatal heart attack associated with higher amounts of coffee intake, according to a study in the March issue of JAMA. > **[Medical and health information](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/)** > > Medical news and health news headlines posted throughout the day, every day ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/5 "2006-03-16T08:28:29Z")
Everything, but in moderation. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_loblaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@bob\_loblaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_loblaw)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/6 "2006-03-16T09:27:46Z")
> [@Sage Rat](#): > > Everything, but in moderation. i believe the exact quote is “everything in moderation! including excess!” ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/7 "2006-03-16T11:19:13Z")
> [@bob\_loblaw](#): > > i believe the exact quote is > > “everything in moderation! including excess!” Actually Oscar Wilde said “Everything in moderation, including moderation”, which I think makes more sense. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/8 "2006-03-16T13:17:14Z")
So you got put capsicum in your booty? Ouch. Talk about your burnin’ ring of fire. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/9 "2006-03-16T14:54:52Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > This actually goes goes to further prove my theory that everything on Earth causes one type of cancer, but prevents another type. \*There’s a hole in my stomach, dear Liza, dear Liza, there’s a hole in my stomach dear Liza, a hole…" ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/10 "2006-03-16T15:25:55Z")
> [@Nancarrow](#): > > Actually Oscar Wilde said “Everything in moderation, including moderation”, which I think makes more sense. I was relatively certain it was a quote, but google wasn’t forthcoming so I just went with what I could recall. So, cool. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/11 "2006-03-16T20:43:36Z")
> [@](#): > > The ingredient which makes jalapeno peppers hot also makes prostate cancer cells commit suicide, a study suggests. WOOT!!! I’m headin’ to the local Mexican greasy spoon tonight!! ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/12 "2006-03-16T20:56:37Z")
Jalepeno up my bum? No thanks, I’ll wait for the Mex-Lax. ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/13 "2006-03-16T22:03:36Z")
Curb Your Enthusiasm, anyone? “Tabasco helps me keep it up.” ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/14 "2006-03-18T07:21:26Z")
Unless I misread, I didn’t see any suggestion that _eating_ them has been linked with preventing prostate cancer. If they discovered that the chemical works to kill tumor cells when applied directly, that shouldn’t come as much of a shock since it’s a tissue irritant. I don’t see why it would even remotely follow that you should eat them. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/15 "2006-03-18T07:31:52Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Unless I misread, I didn’t see any suggestion that _eating_ them has been linked with preventing prostate cancer. The BBC article is incomplete in this regard. The trial mice were, in fact, fed the dose of capsaicin orally: [ > [@](#): > > Lehmann estimated that the dose of pepper extract fed orally to the mice was equivalent to giving 400 milligrams of capsaicin three times a week to a 200 pound man, roughly equivalent to between three and eight fresh habañera peppers – depending on the pepper’s capsaicin content. ]([http://www.aacr.org/Default.aspx?p=1066&d=583](http://www.aacr.org/Default.aspx?p=1066&d=583)) ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-peppers-are-good-for-your-wienie/348579/16 "2006-03-18T07:32:32Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > The BBC article is incomplete in this regard. The trial mice were, in fact, fed the dose of capsaicin orally: > [url=http://www.aacr.org/Default.aspx?p=1066&d=583] Interesting, then . . .