News tagged with potato chips


Caffeine in kids' foods 'dangerous', US regulator says

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.

Health created May 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Common habits that harm your teeth

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.

Dentistry created May 03, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US will investigate added caffeine in foods (Update)

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.

Health created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Revealing the scientific secrets of why people can't stop after eating one potato chip

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 ...

Neuroscience created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Plant-based diets come with many benefits: Prevent and cure disease and reduce medication intake all through diet

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 ...

Health created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Scientists discover how animals taste, and avoid, high salt concentrations

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 ...

Health created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Chips, sodas out, healthier fare in with new school snack rules

(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. ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Score points for hosting a healthy Super Bowl party

(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.

Health created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Just a bite: Considerably smaller snack portions satisfy delayed hunger and craving

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 ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combo-snacks of cheese and vegetables cut kids calories

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 ...

Health created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US initiative will test appetite for GMO food

(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.

Health created Oct 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Stress prompts some to retain as much salt as eating fries

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.

Cardiology created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Red potato chips: Segmentation cues can substantially decrease food intake

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 ...

Health created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Edible 'stop signs' in food may halt overeating

(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 ...

Health created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source

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.

Health created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1