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Does a frequent intake of spicy food influence a person鈥檚 risk of developing cancers of the gut? Studies to date have been inconclusive, but now a massive study following 500,000 people in China finds that spicy food is protective.

麻豆社 Health Check guest Prof Matt Fox of Boston University talks through the results.

(Image: Chilli peppers, Credit: Getty Images.)