• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I’ve heard that people with high tolerance for alcoholic beverages also have high tolerance for extreme spicy foods.

    • Jax@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Apparently certain opiod receptors respond to both alcohol and spicy foods. There’s also an interesting relation between getting an endorphin rush from eating spicy foods and naltrexone — I guess people who really like spicy foods respond better to the drug.