The life in your spice – the health benefits of flavour

By Paula Goodyer
Updated March 16 2015 - 7:42pm, first published 6:30pm
Picture: GETTY IMAGES
Picture: GETTY IMAGES

Should we eat more spices for our health's sake? It seems like each month there's tantalising new evidence of the power of some component of spice to improve our wellbeing. In February it was the turn of capsaicin, the ingredient that gives chilli it's heat and  which – according to researchers at the University of Wyoming – may also prevent weight gain (at least if you're a mouse).

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