Benefits

• Eating spicy food may help you live longer
• Spicy food can speed up your metabolism
• Capsaicin, the compound that makes spicy food spicy, has been shown to have benefits for heart health, pain relief, and metabolism

Risks

• Eating extremely spicy food can make you sick, especially if you’re not used to it
• Spicy food can cause gastrointestinal issues
• Some people may be allergic to certain spices
• Spicy food can help reduce inflammation in the body
• Eating spicy food can cause sweating, which can help cool the body down in hot weather
• Spicy food can cause heartburn and acid reflux in some people