IU, “This food is delicious, but I can’t eat it”… My body is rejecting it?

Singer IU (31) revealed that she cannot eat spicy and cold foods such as hot pot.

 

On the 16th, a video titled "[IU's Palette] Merry Twice Mas You in Advance" was posted on the YouTube channel 'Easy Now'. Among the Twice members who appeared that day, Mina said, "I don't eat it, but the members keep going to hot pot restaurants during the world tour." When IU asked, "Do you all like hot pot?", Nayeon, Momo, Tzuyu, and Sana answered that they are hot pot families. Nayeon then asked IU, "Don't you eat (hot pot)?"

 

IU said, "I can't eat hongtang (spicy and spicy food). I know it's delicious, but my body rejects it because I can't handle the spicy and numbing flavors." There are people like IU who have a particularly difficult time with spicy food. Why is that?

Spicy ingredients usually feel tingly and hot when they touch the tongue.

 

At this point, some people perceive it as spicy, while others perceive it as not. This is due to the "TRPV1 receptors" in the mouth. People who have difficulty tolerating spicy food have a relatively high number of TRPV1 receptors in their mouths. TRPV1 receptors are receptors present in the peripheral and central nervous systems and are involved in pain transmission and regulation.

 

Spicy foods primarily contain capsaicin, which activates TRPV1 receptors and causes pain. Therefore, people with more TRPV1 receptors tend to have a harder time eating spicy food. Conversely, people with fewer TRPV1 receptors tend to experience less pain and thus enjoy spicy food.

 

If you are someone who cannot tolerate spicy food well and must eat spicy food, try eating it with milk. 

 

Spicy flavors are pain sensations, so they need to be cooled down to relieve the burning sensation on the tongue. Milk, with its soft texture, helps alleviate the spiciness. However, cold milk is better than lukewarm milk. According to the 2019 British Physical Society Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences, The degree of spiciness is effectively reduced when drinking cold milk (1.5-3 degrees) compared to lukewarm milk (25-27 degrees) or warm milk (36-38 degrees). Did.

 

Meanwhile, the spicy broth (hongtang) of hot pot is made with various meats, including lamb, pork, beef, and chicken, as well as various herbal ingredients known to be beneficial to the body, such as Sichuan peppers, star anise, cinnamon, and pepper. However, consuming large amounts of spicy and hot broths like hot pot can irritate the oral and esophageal mucosa. If this continues, the mucosa can be damaged and lead to inflammation.

 

Damage to the oral mucosa can also impede proper saliva production. This increases the risk of oral bacterial infections. Avoid eating hot, spicy soups on an empty stomach. For health, start with meat and vegetables to fill your stomach, then eat small bites.

 

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