Eating Spicy Foods May Help You Live Longer

A new study from China has found that eating spicy foods may have health benefits. Eating pepper, ginger, garlic and other hot spices do more than burn your tongue. These foods may help you live longer.

According to researcher from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, data collected from 2004 to 2008 as part of the China Kadoorie Biobank. Using self-reported questionnaires, they revealed that nearly half a million people between the ages of 30 and 70 who consume spicy food had lower risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke and respiratory diseases.

The outcome of the research also shows that people who eat spicy foods six or seven times a week had 14% lower risk of premature.