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Spice up your food! Red chillies help shed flab

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Press Trust of India London

According to the tests conducted by food scientist Stephen Whiting, red chillies burn fat, suppress hunger pangs and boost overall calorie-burning rates due to the presence of a key chemical component - capsaicin.

Capsaicin provides red chillies the required heat to trigger an adrenalin rush which in turn orders the brain specifically to burn fat cells

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First Published: Jul 09 2012 | 3:35 PM IST

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