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Spicy food

Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won’t harm your health in the long term

TGIFood

Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won’t harm your health in the long term

By The Conversation

Why some like it hot: The science of spiciness

Magazine

Why some like it hot: The science of spiciness

By Roberto Silvestro