How Spicy Food Affects Your Body
So you've just eaten a hot spicy pepper — here's what actually happens to your body.
Questions
- Where do chili peppers get their hot & spicy flavor?
- Discuss what happens when capsaicin enters our body.
- What should you have instead of water to get rid of the burning sensation on your tongue after eating something too spicy?
- Some people say that eating spicy food can help relieve stress. To what extent do you agree with this claim?
- Are you fond of eating spicy dishes? What is the spiciest food you've ever eaten?
Vocabulary
1. hiccups - a sudden repeated stopping of the breath, usually caused by eating or drinking too fast
2. ulcer - a sore area on your skin or inside your body that may bleed or produce poisonous substances
3.receptor - a nerve ending which receives information about changes in light, heat etc and causes the body to react in particular ways
