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Podcast: Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
Episode: Nutrition Nugget: Spicy Food
Description: Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks, and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about spicy foods and capsaicin. There are many claims about how spicy foods improve your metabolism and help you eat less. Jenn discusses the different studies and tests that have been done on capsaicin (a form of spice), which may slow the growth of and destroy cancer cells, increase endorphins, help with stress and low mood, and even improve digestion. Overall, the benefits are relatively mild from the studies she has seen, but it’s definitely worth giving a try and looking to see ho...