DISCUSSION
The results of this study suggest that the amount of insulin required to control for the postprandial increase in glucose is reduced with a CAC meal. Furthermore, these results are more definitive with increasing BMI. In subjects with a BMI > 26.3, chili meals also possibly result in lower C-peptide and insulin secretion and higher hepatic clearance of insulin (evidenced by a higher C-peptide/insulin quotient), and the effect is larger if chili is eaten regularly. These results may have implications in the control of postprandial hyperinsulinemia. In addition to high fasting blood glucose and insulin concentrations, postprandial hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia are also independent risk factors for atherosclerosis (21–23). Because humans spend much