Could eating spicy foods help you lose weight? "Simply adding chili pepper to a meal — just enough to make it spicy without changing how much you like it — might help reduce how much you eat," Dr.

The Silent Battle in Your Mouth Genetically, some people are born with fewer receptors for capsaicin, which is the compound that makes hot foods taste and feel hot. These lucky individuals start life ...

Spicy foods might not only add oomph to your meals, but they may be giving your health a boost, too. A recent study published in the American Heart Association's journal "Hypertension" found people ...

Meals that bring the heat might just help you eat less. That’s the takeaway from a recent study led by researchers at The Pennsylvania State University. Their findings suggest that adding chili pepper ...

Eating chili peppers regularly may affect blood pressure through capsaicin’s impact on blood vessels, sodium balance, and inflammation. Here’s what to know.

Some people seriously love spicy food. Whenever they eat somewhere that gives them the option of a spice level, they choose the highest. At home, they put hot sauce on pretty much everything, even ...

Eating chili regularly may improve your heart health and blood sugar control, but it can also cause digestive issues and high ...

For some, the spice ain’t nice. Throughout her life, Jennifer Allerot, 53, has ordered the spiciest foods on the menu whenever she ate at a restaurant — until she developed a stomach ulcer four years ...

Most people think of indulging in spicy food as a guilty pleasure, something they reach for despite knowing it might make ...

You know that rush you get when you bite into something so spicy it makes your eyes water and your nose run? What if that intense physical reaction isn’t just masochistic food enjoyment, but actually ...

One study found people who ate spicy meals burned about 50 extra calories afterward compared to non-spicy versions. While that may not seem like much, over time, small differences compound. There's ...