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"One of my editors at Glamour confessed that she has had a long-standing love affair going with a jar of red chili flakes, and a few other Glamour gals chimed in--me too--to admit that they had the same special place in their hearts for this caliente spice. Here&amp;#x27;s why we&amp;#x27;re so ga-ga, and why you may be too (if you can take the heat!) ... My friend and the fabulous Glamour health editor Margarita Bertsos told me that she&amp;#x27;s loving red chili flakes lately. &amp;quot;They make broccoli taste like ... pizza!&amp;quot; she gushed--and I couldn&amp;#x27;t agree more. Health experts have long attributed the active compound in hot chilies, capsaicin, for increasing the metabolism slightly, which could--conceivably, over time--help you burn more calories. But, science aside, red chili flakes just make food, well, more exciting. Celeb chefs refer to it as the final taste dimension, or &amp;quot;heat,&amp;quot; that can take a dish from bla to wow with just a few sprinkles. And when everyday food (your wrap sandwich or a boring slice of veggie pizza) taste better, it will be more satisfying and satiating--perhaps leaving you less prone to overeating later. In my house, we keep a glass shaker of red chili flakes near the salt and pepper, and my husband and I sprinkle the flakes on just about everything. How about you? Are you a chili flake kind of girl? Love spicy foods? (I was eating jalapeno peppers at age 5.) P.S. Weirdly brilliant: microwave potato chips! This fiber-rich pear + edamame crostini sounds delish. More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter! Sign Up for Body By Glamour! Photo: iStock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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