First person I though of was Doug Barnhart! I really don't think it follows that eating the heat causes weight loss! Marie and I are big time people watchers, particularly in restaurants. I have noticed that the large, obese(fat)folks, ingest their meals like it is the Last Supper! And they will never eat again. They gobble the food down, without really tasting or enjoying it, and when it is all gone, just get up and leave. Thai food, as an example, is very full of flavor, complex variations, which add greatly to the enjoyment of a Thai meal. And yet, we have been in Thai restaurants, and seen people who came in long after we did, gobble down all of their food and leave before we are even partially finished our meals. They simply cannot enjoy their meal to the same extent as Marie and I have done. This overeating, get it all into the belly as quick as possible syndrome seems to be an epidemic and is just as prevalent with children as with adults. And, sadly for children, it is the cause of childhood obesity, high cholesteral, high blood pressure, and diabetes, which these poor kids will suffer with, and die young. Do not the parents have any sense at all? All the hot sauce in the world is not going to instruct children how to eat properly, chew their food, and enjoy what they are eating. Rather, they must get back to their game console, computer, TV or whatever form of no physical activity they indulge in! So, FAT parents, almost invariably, FAT kids! Very sad commentary on what has happened to the North American continent since the end of WW 2! For what it is worth, my weight is 148 lbs @ 5' 10" and Marie is about 140 lbs at 5' 6" but then she has born 7 kids! But still at 78 she is good for her weight and height. And at 82 I am also good for those figures. End rant! Cheers, Doug in BC where we eat some chile incorporated food EVERY day!!