Turmeric didn't affect my appetite, but ginger seems to reduce it by 400 cals, that's what drew my attention here. Perhaps ginger reduces appetite by improving digestion. More digestion means more nutrient uptake, signalling the brain that the body is adequetely fed and to reduce food cravings.
The Lancet. 1  The Lancet medical journal, established 1823. 2  The Lancet survey of Iraq War dead, 2004 claimed 100,000 people had died in Iraq in 2003-04. 3  2nd Lancet study (and here and here), Oct 2006, claims 650,000 Iraqis have died.
Another 243,000 have died while wars were being fought, due to training accidents, injury, and disease. In the twentieth century, approximately 53,000 Americans were killed in combat in World War I, 291,000 in World War II, 33,000 in the Korean War, 47,000 in Vietnam, and 148 in the Gulf War.