Association of pepper intake with all-cause and specific cause mortality - A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to compare mortality and other clinical outcomes associated with chili pepper (CP) consumption versus no/rare consumption of CP.

Methods

A comprehensive search was performed using Ovid, Cochrane, Medline, EMBASE, and Scopus from inception till January 16, 2020. Observational studies and randomized controlled trials were included, while pediatric/animal studies, letters/case reports, reviews, abstracts, and book chapters were excluded. All-cause mortality was studied as the primary outcome. Cardiovascular mortality, cancer-related deaths and cerebrovascular accidents were studied as secondary outcomes.

Results

From 4729 studies, four studies met the inclusion criteria. Random effects pooled analys

SUBMITTER: Kaur M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688560 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature