Nerdy Science Blog

It’s winter in Melbourne, and it’s 9 degree Celcius when I am typing this.  Besides turning on heater and wearing thick jacket, is there any other way to keep myself warm?  Apparently Yasser Mahmoud found that chilli could solve the problem.  Capsaicin causes chilli to be spicy, was once believed that it only created the burning sensation but not heat itself.  However Yasser Mahmoud found that it also induces cells convert energy into heat, also known as thermogenesis.

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