M outh of fire, burning lips, watering eyes – these are just some of visible side effects of spicy food that we see right ...

What happens to your brain & body when you eat spicy food. Hot peppers trick your brain into thinking your mouth is on fire. But there's no real heat in a pepper. So, what's going on? It's all ...

They've also found that chilli can actually help reduce your appetite. Their studies, reported in the British Journal of Nutrition, have revealed that when men and women eat chilli-spiked food ...

One of their papers states: ‘In Mexico, chilli pepper consumption is linked with strength, daring and masculine personality traits. Among American college students, eating chilli peppers has ...

BBC Bitesize explores why some people actually enjoy eating spicy foods. When you tuck into your next red-hot curry, you won’t technically be able to taste the heat. Our tongues can only detect ...