Rasmussen Sten, Rasmussen Johannes Kristiansen
Klinisk Institut, Aalborg Universitet.
Datalogisk Institut, Aalborg Universitet.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2024 Dec 9;186(50):V202410. doi: 10.61409/V202410.
Many children expect a visit from Santa Claus, preferably on Christmas Eve and the teasing goblins are active teasing throughout the month of December. Therefore, Santa Claus and goblins must be in good shape for the activities of December. Rice pudding, Christmas pancakes, and other goodies are consumed in large quantities to help both the size of Santa Claus as well as the activity level of the Christmas teasing. Chili peppers and spicy foods contain the compound capsaicin, responsible for their heat and spiciness. Some research suggests that capsaicin may have potential benefits for physical function, although the evidence is not conclusive, and more studies are needed to fully understand its effects. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the acute effect of chili supplementation on strength performance.
The study used a randomized, double-blind design. The subjects completed three plank tests measuring the maximum time before and after having pancakes including capsaicin or placebo. Pancake recipe for four persons was 500 g all-purpose flour, 10 dl milk, six eggs, half a teaspoon salt, 50 g melted butter, one teaspoon vanilla, one teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon ginger. For the intervention group one teaspoon chili was added. Vanilla, cinnamon and ginger blinded the taste of chili and the adding red tint blinded the visual of chili. When eating the pancakes, sugar and strawberry or blackcurrant jam were added.
In august 2023, four Santa Claus-sized Santas and four smaller teasing goblins met the inclusion criteria. There was an overall effect of chili Christmas pancakes compared to control in improving plank time from 111.7 (± 14.6) sec. to 156.3 (± 26.17) sec. (p = 0.043, paired t-test), compared to the change in the control group from 88.8 (± 14.7) sec. to 97.3 (± 19.7) sec. (p = 0.34, paired t-test). In the pooled sample of all eight participants there was evidence that the Christmas pancake meal by itself influenced a change in plank time from 100.2 (± 10.4) sec. to 126.8 (± 17.2) sec. (p = 0.025, paired t-test). However, all the goblins improved in plank time from 133.6 (± 12.5) sec. to 181.22 (± 22.7) sec. (p = 0.035, paired t-test), the Santas did not.
In this study, we found that adding chili to Christmas pancakes can improve plank test performance. However, the effect was not detectable for Santas. It was probably the best outcome of the test, that the goblins had a good impact eating chili Christmas pancakes. We therefore recommend that Santa Clauses and teasing goblins use chili in the Christmas pancakes to have the strength to solve the big Christmas tasks in December. It could also be a recommendation based on the literature to use chili in cooking in December, both to keep warm in the cold month of December and perhaps to avoid unnecessary excess weight.
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许多孩子都期待圣诞老人的来访，最好是在平安夜，而那些爱捉弄人的小妖精在整个12月都很活跃。因此，圣诞老人和小妖精必须保持良好状态以应对12月的活动。大量食用米布丁、圣诞煎饼和其他美食有助于圣诞老人保持体型以及提升圣诞捉弄活动的活跃度。辣椒和辛辣食物含有辣椒素，正是它赋予了食物辣味。一些研究表明，辣椒素可能对身体机能有潜在益处，尽管证据并不确凿，还需要更多研究来全面了解其效果。因此，本研究的目的是调查补充辣椒对力量表现的急性影响。
本研究采用随机、双盲设计。受试者在食用含辣椒素或安慰剂的煎饼前后，完成三次平板支撑测试，测量最长坚持时间。四人份煎饼的食谱为：500克通用面粉、10分升牛奶、六个鸡蛋、半茶匙盐、50克融化黄油、一茶匙香草精、一茶匙肉桂粉、一茶匙姜粉。干预组额外添加一茶匙辣椒。香草精、肉桂粉和姜粉掩盖了辣椒的味道，添加红色素则掩盖了辣椒的外观。吃煎饼时会添加糖和草莓或黑加仑果酱。
2023年8月，四名圣诞老人体型的人和四名体型较小的爱捉弄人的小妖精符合纳入标准。与对照组相比，食用加辣椒的圣诞煎饼总体上能将平板支撑时间从111.7（±14.6）秒提高到156.3（±26.17）秒（p = 0.043，配对t检验），而对照组的时间从88.8（±14.7）秒变为97.3（±19.7）秒（p = 0.34，配对t检验）。在所有八名参与者的汇总样本中，有证据表明食用圣诞煎饼本身会使平板支撑时间从100.2（±10.4）秒变为126.8（±17.2）秒（p = 0.025，配对t检验）。然而，所有小妖精的平板支撑时间都从133.6（±12.5）秒提高到了181.22（±22.7）秒（p = 0.035，配对t检验），而圣诞老人则没有。
在本研究中，我们发现给圣诞煎饼添加辣椒可以提高平板支撑测试成绩。然而，对圣诞老人来说这种效果并不明显。也许测试的最佳结果是，小妖精吃加辣椒的圣诞煎饼有良好的效果。因此，我们建议圣诞老人和爱捉弄人的小妖精在圣诞煎饼中使用辣椒，以便有足够的力量完成12月的重大圣诞任务。这也可能是基于文献的建议，即在12月烹饪时使用辣椒，既能在寒冷的12月保暖，或许还能避免不必要的体重增加。
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