In other words, I may find spicy food overwhelming simply because I expect it to be. “Expectations are powerful,” said Dr. Susan Albers, a clinical psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio ...
He would sit and eat those foods with pleasure, with only a few beads of sweat on his brow. How can such extremes exist in human behavior? According to a new study, these reactions may be due to how ...
This experience is a reminder of how different people are when it comes to tolerance and preference for spicy foods. On the other end of the spectrum, there are also many people who love spicy ...
Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Deshauer: The internet loves a spicy food challenge. It's dramatic, it's entertaining, and in some cases, it can be ...
The study focused on the experience of eating spicy food, and examined two distinct ways in which expectations influence that experience: the “sensory component” (i.e. how spicy participants ...