They say you are what you eat, but is that actually true?
Well yes! According to a research finding spicy food may lead to aggression just as violent video games and hot weather. In first of its kind, the study has yielded empirical evidence relating food and behaviour based on 273 student volunteers.
"We are not saying that consuming spicy food increases aggression in the real world," Tanuka Ghoshal, assistant professor at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, one of the lead authors of the research, told The Telegraph. "But there is a strong connection that needs to be further explored."
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In a paper in the journal Behavioural and Brain Sciences, the researchers proposed that hot climate leads to less focus on the future and less self-control.
Although, the studies to establish a deeper connect between an individual's action and the food they eat is not a new trend. Researchers from across the globe have conducted various experiments in the past.
According to a report, French researchers published a paper titled 'Some Like It Hot', that revealed how regular consumption of chili peppers may raise levels of hormone in men- make them more adventurous, enterprising and sexually active.
A Chinese traditional medicine specialist and health columnist Dr Ellycia Tan Pin Ting was quoted saying as "we are what we eat".
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"Hot and spicy food are yang and can make a person aggressive, hyperactive, hot-tempered and agitated," she told a Malaysian website, adding that deficiencies in nutrients, magnesium, Vitamin C and B may also cause someone to have a shorter fuse.
