Hot or spicy food ingredients: nutritional, scientific and regulatory aspects of thermogenic foods

Certain foods are known to promote thermogenesis and fat loss. Diet-induced thermogenesis, i.e., the heat produced in direct response to foods and calorie burning, is the focus of this article. It is important to mention that all foods have a thermic effect on the body, as heat is released during their metabolism. However, some foods have more of this so-called thermogenic effect than others.