Effects of spicy stimulation and spicy-food consumption on human pain sensitivity: A healthy volunteer study

Spice, one of the most popular food additives, has long been used for flavoring, and coloring of food in countries around the world. In China, spicy foods are the most popular nationwide.41 Spicy foods such as chili peppers have antibacterial properties5,26 and can reduce the risk of obesity43,44 and cancer.1,29 Two recent large population-based prospective studies found an inverse relationship between spicy-food consumption and mortality from all causes, cancer, and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research