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Are there any health risks associated with eating kimchi?
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May irritate stomach: Korean red pepper is a common ingredient in kimchi, giving it a hot and spicy flavor. People with heartburn, or peptic ulcer, or a tendency for stomach acid to enter the food pipe may have an aggravation of their symptoms after eating pepper. I'm not aware of other health risks.
Answered 1/24/2016
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