If variety is the spice of life, then for some, a hot chilli dish is the ultimate way to add spice to life. But outside of the Mexican fiesta party happening inside your mouth and the waterworks from your sweat glands, could there be some benefits for your health? It&apos;s time to turn up the heat on chillies as I look at the science and health benefits linked to eating them.Links referred to in the podcast<ul><li>Effects of capsaicinoids supplementation on metabolic syndrome <a href='https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-77983-2'>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-77983-2</a></li><li>Effect of capsaicinoids on sports performance <a href='https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/16/4/article-p464.xml'>https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/16/4/article-p464.xml</a></li></ul>Episode transcript To access the full episode transcript, go to the following link and select the individual podcast episode and then click on the ‘Transcript’ tab <a href='https://thinkingnutrition.buzzsprout.com/'>https://thinkingnutrition.buzzsprout.com</a>Connect with me Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/doctimcrowe/'>doctimcrowe</a> Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thinkingnutrition'>Thinking Nutrition</a> Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/CroweTim'>CroweTim</a>

‘Eat the rainbow’ really is good health advice

Thinking Nutrition is all about presenting the latest nutrition research in plain language and then translating this into what it means for your health. Dr Tim Crowe is a career nutrition research scientist and an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian. Tim has over 30 years of research and teaching experience in the university and public health sectors, covering areas of basic laboratory research, clinical nutrition trials and public health nutrition. He now works chiefly as a freelance health and medical writer and science communicator.