Love Spicy Food? This Effect For Your Appearance
Spicy food can cause skin problems.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Spicy food is always appetizing. The spicy taste can make what was originally boring food even more tempting to the tongue.
Not only that, spicy food is also known to have benefits for weight loss, heart disease, and even depression. A study published in the British Medical Journal found that people who ate spicy food six to seven times a week had a 14 percent lower risk of dying.
In other words, an enriched diet capsaicin can help extend life expectancy. Capsaicin is a chemical in chilies that gives a burning sensation.
On the other hand, consumption of spicy food also has several effects that may not be as beneficial as appearance. The following are the impacts, as reported in Eat This, Wednesday (3/2) local time:
1. Laxative effect
Spicy food often triggers stomach pain and diarrhea. A scientific study shows, consumption capsaicin large amounts can irritate the lining of the stomach. Take too much capsaicin can produce symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea with a burning sensation.
2. Acne and eczema
Dermatologist Rebecca Tung MD says, spicy food can cause acne. This occurs when spicy food causes inflammation in the intestines.
Sometimes, this inflammation can also appear on the skin in the form of red skin, acne breakouts, or even eczema. If you have experienced this, try to note what foods trigger this reaction and avoid these foods at a later time.
3. Insomnia
Burning or chest sensation heartburn due to consumption of spicy food can disturb sleep. Some experts recommend not eating spicy food close to bedtime. It is feared that lying down after eating spicy food can increase discomfort.
4. Influencing sound
Consuming too much spicy food can irritate the throat. In people who also have GERD, consumption of spicy foods can cause a feeling of pain in the throat, resulting in a hoarseness and smaller voice.
5. Blisters and skin rashes
Touching spicy food also has the potential to cause skin problems according to Barry Green PhD of John B Pierce Laboratory. Green said, spicy food can stimulate receptors in the skin that normally respond to heat.
“These receptors are pain fibers, known technically as polymodal nociceptors, “said Green.
Polymodal nociceptors responds to temperature extremes and intense mechanical stimulation such as a pinch or cut. These receptors also respond to several chemical exposures.
“The central nervous system can get confused or mistaken when these pain fibers are stimulated by a chemical, such as in chilies, that triggers an ambiguous nervous response,” says Green.