Chili Pepper Consumption and Mortality in Italian Adults

Now I have a good excuse for all the spicy food I eat :)

But seriously, sample size seems small, only ~1200 across chill eaters and non-eaters. Effect size seems pretty small too from the graphs at the end of the article. Given the current reputation of nutrition science I suspect the result is just noise.

As a long-term chili addict, I'm pleased to see yet another piece of medical research back up its health benefits.

But four times a week = "high" intake. Pah! --that's me on an abstemious week!

15% reduction in mortality among the chili eaters? Do I read that correctly?