The hot pepper linked to teen’s death can cause arteries in the brain to spasm.

    • Kyle@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Common sense is waiting for an official diagnosis from a certified professional investigating the actual body for the cause of death.

      Not speculation from people on the internet that haven’t even seen the body.

      • Jerkface@lemmy.world
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        Nah, mate. Knowing something you didn’t even bother to learn is the definition of common sense, which I made up myself.

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      Uh, I mean, you can die at any one time without anything directly causing it. So no, it’s not necessarily common sense.

      And spicy foods, even very spicy ones, are consumed daily without too much medically bad happening… certainly not more than, say, eating peanuts.

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        This chip isn’t merely “very spicy food”, it is explicitly designed to be a challenge. One single chip costs $10 and the packaging is literally shaped like a coffin.

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          Sure, but people also eat the hottest peppers in existence and are fine… medically speaking.

          Like, yeah, it probably puts some strain on your body, but by itself I don’t think it should be majorly harmful.

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      Is it the chip’s fault if this turns out to be an allergic reaction or something like that?