A new study suggests that regularly eating spicy food could also lower the risk of death from specific conditions. Through an observational study, published in BMJ, researchers concluded that daily diets which featured spicy foods on a regular basis lowered the risk of death from cancer, ischemic heart disease and respiratory disease. Previous studies have also showed this benefit among others for spicy foods such as red peppers. These foods contain bioactive agents in spices that have beneficial effects on the body, especially with regards to obesity and cardiovascular disease.