Unmasking black pepper’s secrets as a fat fighter
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry A new study provides a long-sought explanation for the beneficial fat-fighting effects of black pepper. The research, published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, pinpoints piperine — the pungent-tasting substance that gives black pepper its characteristic taste, concluding that piperine also can block the formation of new fat cells.- Wednesday, May 2, 2012