Individual preferences for piquant foods vary due to factors like capsaicin receptor sensitivity, personality traits, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’m the idiot who once ate a ghost-pepper wing on a dare, cried for twenty minutes, and then immediately asked for another ...

There’s something oddly satisfying about eating food that hurts a little. That feeling you get when that chili burn lights up ...

Scientists at Penn State University’s Sensory Evaluation Center have discovered that a little heat goes a long way in limiting caloric intake at meal times. Their findings, slated to be published in ...

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 ...

Owners say capsaicin in chilli peppers stimulates intestinal movements, promotes digestion, nutrient absorption which ...