Is consuming too much hot sauce bad for you??

Question by jenovag: Is consuming too much hot sauce bad for you??
I typically go through a 12 oz bottle of tabasco (very hot) and probably around 1-2 12oz bottles of crystals hot sauce (very mild) every 2-3 weeks. I’m pretty hardcore, I use it on just about everything, from pizza to salad.

Tabasco used to be very spicy for me but now i can hardly taste the spice, only the flavor. I know eating spicy foods can actually become an addiction because it releases endorphins in your brain.

I’m wondering though am i damaging my body from using too much hot sauce? Tabasco has only 30mg of sodium and 0 for everything else while Crystals has 135mg of sodium and 0 for everything else as well. What effects will too much sodium over long periods of time have on my body? I do not plan on reducing my intake anytime soon, but if there are any bad side effects, what symptoms or signs might appear? Are there any benefits or good qualities? I know vinegar is a main ingredient and that supposably is used to cleanse out the body perhaps?

Best answer:

Answer by David H
no. consuming hot spicy foods is actually good for you. It raises metabolisim, boosts the immune system, aids in weight loss, and assists in healing stomache ulcers in small amounts.

I consume twice the amount you use and the sauces and peppers i eat are usually habanero and scotch bonnett, or peri peri peppers, delish!
I hate the cheap sauces because of the heavy vinegar taste. I like the heavier pureed pepper sauces much better like nandos, rhino, Daves insanity, melinda’s and lotties

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