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how heat and spice might affect our appetite

  • Written by Andrew Brown, Professor and Head, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW
how heat and spice might affect our appetiteStudies have found consumption of chillies is inversely related to the risk of being overweight or obese. from www.shutterstock.com

Do you feel less peckish when it’s hot or after a sweaty workout or spicy food? New research has discovered how body temperature might help control appetite through heat sensors in the brain.

As warm-blooded...