Methods
Subjects
Thirteen young (28•4 (SE 1•4) years), non-smoking men were
recruited by advertising in local newspaper, television and
the Pennington Biomedical Research Center website. They
were healthy as indicated by physical examination and routine
medical laboratory tests and their body weight was stable over
the past month. Participants had an average BMI of 27•1
(SE 1•0) kg/m2 ranging from 22•3 to 34•8, body weight of
83•9 (SE 4•7) kg (range: 60•5 - 117•5) and body fat content of
22•4 (SE 1•6) % (range: 11•9 - 31•3). None of them exercised
more than twice a week for the past 6 months and none
participated in regular resistance exercise. Exclusion criteria
also included attempt to diet to increase or decrease body
weight, allergy to chilli pepper, consuming more than two
cups of tea or coffee per day or more than three standard alco-
hol drinks per day, use of weight loss drugs, drugs affecting
energy metabolism and drugs for depression. The protocol
was approved by the Pennington Biomedical Research
Center Institutional Review Board and all subjects provided
written informed consent.