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Eating spicy food six or seven days a week — even just once a day — lowered mortality rates by 14 percent, according to a large 2015 study by Harvard and China National Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
哈佛大學(xué)和中國國家疾病控制和預(yù)防中心2015年的一項(xiàng)大型研究表明，每周吃六到七天的辛辣食物，甚至每天只吃一次，死亡率降低14%。
"It seems to rev up the body's fat-burning mechanisms," says Patricia Bridget Lane, a registered dietitian/nutritionist. "That can help with weight loss and weight management."
營養(yǎng)師萊恩指出，辣椒素能促進(jìn)身體的脂肪燃燒，加速代謝，從而幫助減肥和控制體重。
A 2012 review article published in the journal Chemical Senses mentioned that those who eat spicy foods like cayenne pepper noticed a reduction in their cravings for fatty, sweet, and salty foods.
2012年發(fā)表在Chemical Senses期刊上的一篇文章提到，那些吃辣椒等辛辣食物的人注意到，他們對高脂肪、多糖和鹽分高食物的渴望有所減少。
If you're dousing your food in too much hot sauce—or you're eating entirely too many meals that are ultra-high in spice levels—you could be damaging your body as well.
如果我們攝入過多含有辣椒素的食物，有可能在損害自己的身體。
According to one scientific study in the National Library of Medicine, capsaicin consumed in abundance can irritate the lining of your stomach after you eat it. The resulting symptoms of too much capsaicin include "nausea", "vomiting", "abdominal pain", and "burning diarrhea".
根據(jù)一項(xiàng)發(fā)表在美國國家醫(yī)學(xué)圖書館上的科學(xué)研究，大量攝入辣椒素會在食用后刺激我們的胃黏膜，導(dǎo)致“惡心”、“嘔吐”、“腹痛”和“灼熱性腹瀉”等癥狀。
Rebecca Tung, MD, a Florida-based dermatologist said, "When spicy food creates inflammation in the gut—from an upset stomach, acid reflux, or other symptoms—sometimes this inflammation can also be seen on the skin with flushing, acne breakout, or even eczema."
佛羅里達(dá)州的皮膚科醫(yī)生、醫(yī)學(xué)博士麗貝卡·董說：“當(dāng)辛辣食物引起腸道炎癥時(shí)，會出現(xiàn)胃部不適、胃酸反流或其他癥狀。有時(shí)這種炎癥也會在皮膚上出現(xiàn)，如發(fā)紅、痤瘡爆發(fā)，甚至濕疹。”
"Spicy foods can also kill sleep efforts because they cause heartburn. Lying down makes heartburn worse, and the discomfort from heartburn hinders sleep," said the health experts at WebMD.
美國互聯(lián)網(wǎng)醫(yī)療健康信息服務(wù)平臺的健康專家指出，辛辣食物也會影響睡眠，因?yàn)樗鼈儠?dǎo)致胃灼熱。躺下會加重胃灼熱，帶來的不適會妨礙睡眠。
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