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Eating Spicy Foods No Help in Losing Weight

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Q: Will eating spicy food make my body burn more calories?

A: No. Some people think it does because spicy foods make them sweat and feel hot, but the effect is so small as to be irrelevant. A small study has shown a weight-loss benefit from eating cayenne pepper, but it required consuming at least 10 grams--about five teaspoons--per day, more than most people can comfortably ingest

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