http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The US food and drug regulator on Friday called the addition of caffeine to children's foods like chewing gum and jelly beans "dangerous" and warned of a possible crackdown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-caffeine-kids-foods-dangerous.html Health Fri, 03 May 2013 13:30:01 EST news286805643 Are you wrecking your teeth without even knowing it? For instance, chewing on ice or opening stuff with your teeth may be convenient but using your teeth as tools can cause them to crack or chip. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-common-habits-teeth.html Dentistry Fri, 03 May 2013 07:55:46 EST news286786535 Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-fda-added-caffeine-foods.html Health Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:21:42 EST news286518095 The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips—eat one and you're apt to scarf 'em all down—began coming out of the bag today in research presented at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-revealing-scientific-secrets-people-potato.html Neuroscience Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:20:02 EST news284914534 Plant-based diets have received much attention recently, with more celebrities making the change, and countless books touting their benefits.  Recent research has shown that plant-based diets are associated with lower incidence of stroke, heart attack and many forms of cancer as well as increased life expectancy and fertility. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-plant-based-diets-benefits-disease-medication.html Health Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:30:07 EST news280656878 Researchers have discovered how the tongue detects high concentrations of salt, the first step in a salt-avoiding behavior common to most mammals. The findings could serve as a springboard for the development of taste modulators to help control the appetite for a high-salt diet and reduce the ill effects of too much sodium. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-scientists-animals-high-salt.html Health Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:11:49 EST news279987097 (HealthDay)—The days when U.S. children can get themselves a sugary soda or a chocolate bar from a school vending machine may be numbered, if newly proposed government rules take effect. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-chips-sodas-healthier-fare-school.html Health Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:00:05 EST news279175067 (HealthDay)—Super Bowl party hosts and guests are ready for some football. But they also need to get ready to fight the temptation to eat and drink too much while watching the game, an expert warns. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-score-hosting-healthy-super-bowl.html Health Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:50:01 EST news278938248 How much chocolate would you need to eat to be satisfied? Less than half as much as you think, according to this recently published Cornell University snacking study. Using chocolate chips, apple pie, and potato chips, researchers Ellen van Kleef, Mitsuru Shimizu, and Brian Wansink designed a study to determine if people who were given smaller portions of snack foods would feel hungrier or satisfied fifteen minutes after eating. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-considerably-smaller-snack-portions-hunger.html Health Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:45:11 EST news278693105 Want your children to be healthier snackers? A new Cornell study finds that serving children combined snacks of vegetables and cheese led them to eat 72 percent fewer calories—and be just as satisfied as those who were served only potato chips. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-combo-snacks-cheese-vegetables-kids-calories.html Health Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:30:02 EST news274972288 (AP)—Calories. Nutrients. Serving size. How about "produced with genetic engineering?" California voters will soon decide whether to require certain raw and processed foods to carry such a label. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-appetite-gmo-food.html Health Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:44:28 EST news268760658 When stressed, about 30 percent of blacks hold onto too much sodium, the equivalent of eating a small order of fast food French fries or a small bag of potato chips, researchers say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-stress-prompts-retain-salt-fries.html Cardiology Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:44:34 EST news266240663 To test the effect of food segmentation, 98 college students were given tubes of stacked potato chips to munch on while watching a movie in class. Red-colored potato chips had been inserted at regular intervals into some of the students' tubes of chips to act as visual dividers. Students who had their snack segmented reduced their consumption by more than 50 percent compared to those who had all yellow chips which translates to about 250 calories. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-red-potato-chips-segmentation-cues.html Health Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:33:22 EST news262366390 (Medical Xpress) -- Once you pop the top of a tube of potato chips, it can be hard to stop munching its contents. But Cornell researchers may have found a novel way to help: Add edible serving size markers that act as subconscious stop signs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-edible-food-halt-overeating.html Health Tue, 15 May 2012 06:40:57 EST news256282850 Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-cdc-breads-salt-sources-diet.html Health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:02:53 EST news247842163 Recent studies have revealed potato chips and french fries to be the worst contributors to weight gain – and with good reason. Have you ever wondered why you can't eat just one chip or a single fry? It's not just the carbohydrates at fault. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-endocannabinoids-body-natural-marijuana-like-chemicals.html Medical research Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:00:10 EST news229005533 In a series of three separate studies looking at how changes in multiple dietary and other lifestyle factors relate to long-term weight gain, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that modest changes in specific foods and beverages, physical activity, TV-watching, and sleep duration were strongly linked with long-term weight gain. Changes in diet, in particular, had the strongest associations with differences in weight gain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-specific-dietary-factors-big-impact.html Health Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:30:35 EST news227982624 Synthetic fat substitutes used in low-calorie potato chips and other foods could backfire and contribute to weight gain and obesity, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-fat-substitutes-linked-weight-gain.html Neuroscience Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:21:42 EST news227805455 Don't judge food by its organic label because "organic" doesn't necessarily mean good it's for you. Yet a new study by Jenny Wan-Chen Lee, a graduate student in Cornell's Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, finds that consumers persist in believing that foods labeled "organic" are healthier and lower in fat. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-food-imparts-health-halo.html Health Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:00:02 EST news223101233