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spicy food

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spicy food
Nutrition Any comestible marinated in and/or which contains chili peppers, mustard with horseradish, curry or other spices that evoke a desired intraoral sensation that crosses pain with pleasure; SFs may elicit an autonomic nervous system response–eg, diaphoresis, arrhythmias. See Capsaicin, Scoville units, Seder syncope, Sushi syncope.


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