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Why spicy food temporarily boosts your metabolism

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Pain is just weakness leaving your digestive tract. Capsaicin, the chemical that makes peppers burn, triggers a thermogenic response that forces your body to burn extra energy to cool down. You are literally sweating off calories while crying over a taco.

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