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    0 starsmohit | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 11 2006 | health, metabolism, news
    The Claim: Spicy Foods Increase Metabolism - New York Times

    Quoted: Generally, studies have shown that on average a meal containing a spicy dish, like a bowl of chili, can temporarily increase metabolism by about 8 percent over a person’s normal rate, an amount considered fairly negligible. But besides a slight uptick in metabolism, spicy foods may also increase feelings of satiety.

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    • shiwani - Dec 11 2006

      Mmm, this article made me want a bowl of chili.

    • btreloar - Dec 13 2006

      Hmmm ... a nice spicy burrito? A vindaloo?

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