TLDR: If you eat spicy food you are less likely to get cancer, heart disease, and respiratory disease. If you eat spicy food, over a period time (7 years in t

TLDR: If you eat spicy food you are less likely to get cancer, heart disease, and respiratory disease. If you eat spicy food, over a period time (7 years in the study) you are less likely to die compared to someone who eats spicy food less than once a week by the following amounts: 1-2 times a week: 90% as likely 3-5 times a week: 86% as likely 6-7 times a week: 86% as likely Not drinking alcohol helps.