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What are signs of spoilage?
What is the smell, appearance, or texture of your food?
Spicy food always causes heartburn.
MYTH: Moderate spice can actually reduce heartburn!
Spicy foods release this "happy" hormone.
What are endorphins?
What is the compound that makes spicy food hot?
What is capsaicin?
What documentary from class have we related to the longevity increased by spicy foods?
What is Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones?
Spicy food kills harmful bacteria in your stomach
FACT
Eating spic food regularly can lower the risk of death by what percent?
What is 14%?
TRUE or FALSE: Spicy food actually kills your taste buds.
FALSE - It just tricks them!
What do Blue Zones and Spicy foods have in common?
What is moderation and natural ingredients?
Kids should never eat spicy food because it will make them extremely sick.
MYTH: They can eat it in moderation, and it can boost their metabolism, longevity, and other factors, leading to a healthier lifestyle.
What is Harvard School of Public Health Study?
What part of the body does this spicy compound "trick" into feeling heat?
What are pain receptors on the tongue?
Name one way spicy foods relate to reducing disease risk.
What is lowering inflammation and improving heart health?
Capsaicin is an inflammatory compound.
MYTH: It helps reduce inflammation.
Name two major health benefits of eating spicy foods.
What are boosting metabolism and fighting inflammation?
Eating spicy food often can lead to what kind of tolerance?
What is desensitization? (getting used to the spice)
Why is moderation so important in both Blue Zone diets and spicy foods?
Because too much of anything can cause harm.
Spicy food causes ulcers.
MYTH: Ulcers are only caused by bacteria.
What kind of bacteria do spicy foods help kill?
What are harmful or disease-causing bacteria?
What organ was proven to have been desensitized to acid through the spicy compound capsaicin, helping prevent and soothe heartburn?
What is the esophagus?