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    Spicy Food

    Posts: 323 Member
    edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Is it true that spicy food temporarily speeds up your metabolism?

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    • Posts: 323 Member
      Is it true that spicy food temporarily speeds up your metabolism?
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      here you go
      http://www.lifescript.com/channels/food_nutrition/food_for_thought/boost_your_metabolism_with_spicy_food_from_around_the_world.asp
    • Posts: 656 Member
      My husband read something that said spicy food releases chemicals that increases metabolism. However, I think it is very slight.

      When I eat spicy food, I can't eat a lot at a time. So that might work! :laugh:
    • Posts: 467 Member
      love spicy food:smooched:
      i always pick on my "tough guy" friend who can't stand the mild sauce at taco bell:wink::devil:
    • Posts: 323 Member
      Yea I love spicy food to, so i'm glad to here it has benefits
    • Posts: 728 Member
      Well... being a West Indian who eat a lot of spicy food, I guess it only goes for those who dont eat it a lot???

      My family (very large family) is split down the middle. Some are very overweight and others are perfect thinness for their height. And we ALL eat spicy food and those overweight ones certainly love it too.
    • Posts: 25
      i heard cayenne pepper is the most healthy spice you can consume and it does improve the speed of your metabolism....they tell you to use as much on your food as you can stand.....
    • Posts: 323 Member
      i heard cayenne pepper is the most healthy spice you can consume and it does improve the speed of your metabolism....they tell you to use as much on your food as you can stand.....

      Well that's good news I use cayenne pepper with pretty much every meal, i add it to pretty much everything :love:
    • Posts: 2,748 Member
      Yep, its true that it speeds it up :)
      I eat jalepeno peppers and cayenne sauce every day at lunch. Then again, I can shrug off habanero sauce without breaking a sweat either... I grew up eating really spicy foods!
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