Black Pepper and Increased Energy Expenditure

• Exploratory Studies on the Potential Health Benefits of Spices and Herbs.

  • 2026-05-26
  • Review
  • Nutrition reviews 84(Supplement_1)
  • • Guy H Johnson

  • PubMed: 42186284
  • DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaf247

  6 Insights on

  • Increased Energy Expenditure

  • Low evidence
  • Mixed

  another study showed that black pepper did not affect 24-hour energy expenditure or substrate utilization among postmenopausal women when provided at 0.5 mg/meal.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  0.5 mg/meal