it seems to help when I have a cold or the like. But in general what are the health benefits of eating hot and or spicy foods? Like mexican food and using hot sauce, jalapenos, etc. I can see how it can give someone heartburn too. So what are the pros and cons of eating it.?
Spicy food is good only if you keep bad oils out of it..
April 7th, 2010 at 7:56 am
in moderation :: it is very good while you are suffering a cold or the like =]
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April 7th, 2010 at 8:25 am
Only if you’re used to it, and have been eating spicy foods since childhood.
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April 7th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Biologically, spicy flavor is caused by chemicals used by plants as a defense mechanism and in some cases as a poison for the purposes of the defense of the species. When you have a cold, your body’s response to the chemicals can sometimes unclog a stuffy nose, etc. It is true that a Jalapeno pepper contains many times more vitamin C than an orange, and I’m sure they contain other healthy compounds. I am unsure, however, if eating spicy foods alone can actually improve your health. Aside from being an excellent source of ‘C (natural peppers only, not powders, reductions,or spices) I don’t think they are drastically beneficial and aside from being a bit too hot at times, I don’t think they are unhealthy at all, unless of course it aggravates a condition like acid reflux disease.
So unless you are referring to straight peppers, the spiciness of the food does not affect it’s healthiness, aside from the sinus-clearing properties… Taco Bell is still bad for you, no matter how hot it is.
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April 7th, 2010 at 9:49 am
Zinc and vitamin C would be a better choice to cure a cold. Zinc helps the immune system. C has long been known to help fight a cold. If you take zinc stick to the recommended dosage or it can become dangerous. Hot peppers are high in C and of course have fiber. the acid in peppers is not really good for you, One year in South America the pickers were being hospitalized with 3rd degree burns. The highest there is. The pickers are now required to wear gloves. What does that say about their health benefits.If an over dose of vitamin C can burn the stomach imagine what these things are doing. Constant irritation can cause cancer. By the way stomach cancer is called an ulcer.I believe eating such things can cause acid reflects as well and God only knows what organs this acid is attacking.
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April 7th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Spicy foods can be healthy for you such as substituting hot sauce on chicken instead of ranch,bbq sauce,honey mustard etc..will save you from eating extra calories and fat since hot sauce contains no fat or calories.hot foods such as peppers,hot sauce,jalepenos has been shown too raise you’re motabilism but be careful hot foods are proven too have lots os sodium expecialy in pickled jalepenos and hot sauce.
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April 7th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Spicy food is good only if you keep bad oils out of it..
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April 7th, 2010 at 11:42 am
yes it is
and usually adding ginger powder to a dish can reduce the odds of getting heartburn from spicy foods.
some other pros
is that its good for ther blood ciculation and can stimulate digestion
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some like it hot.