MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'chips'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:11 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992687&cid=t_117635_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbeware-of-potatoes-they-may-cause-you-to-pack-on-pounds%2F2011.07.01 Without meaning to, you’ve gained a few pounds over the last few years. How did that happen? Certain foods, especially the humble potato, may be partly to blame. In a fascinating study of 120,000 healthy, non-obese women and men taking part in long-term studies of diet and health, the participants gained an average of 3.3 pounds every four years over a 13-year period. When the researchers tallied up the foods that contributed most to this weight gain, potatoes topped the list—twice: potato chips potatoes sugar-sweetened beverages red meat processed meats Other contributors to weight gain included sleeping less than six hours a night or more than eight hours, drinking alcohol, and watching television. The results were just published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study of... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992687 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:00:50 +0100 4992687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526972&cid=t_117635_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F23%2Fprickly-heat%2F Prickly heat is one of the most common skin problems during the summer season especially in the unbelievable heat that is just around the corner! It is actually caused by blockage of the pores though which sweat comes out thereby trapping the sweat underneath the skin and manifests as rashes and itchiness of the affected area. The best way to treat prickly heat is to keep away from a hot environment-staying indoors and turning on the AC not only keeps the body cool but also pumps up the electricity bill! Other tips to help you get by include: Keep the body temp down by drinking lots of cool fluids and sucking on ice chips. Calamine lotion to help soothe that itchy rash. Avoid tight clothes and those made of synthetic fibers. Take cool baths frequently. (Source: Skin MD) Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526972 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:29:04 +0100 3526972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403855&cid=t_117635_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Flet-them-eat-cake-and-anything-else-they-want%2F When I sent my Blisstree post from last week around to my friends, I figured I’d hear a reproach or two for having hurled a certain unsavory word around while trying to get my tween-ish age kids off to school in the morning. Here’s what they said instead: Does that morning chart thing you did really work? Can you send it to me? Did you make it yourself? Which font makes check boxes? Did you give the kids a prize at the end? And here’s what I realized: While we might think our parent friends are essential for talking out the big stuff, the “Is my kid going to end up in therapy because I…” moments, we really just need them for their tricks. Because this is how we get our really good parenting skills – the kind that make us feel like we’re cheating in the parenting game, a... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403855 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:40:13 +0100 3403855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115048&cid=t_117635_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fanti-cancer-drugs-to-be-put-in-junk-food%2F Would you eat junk food that had anti-cancer medications? Would you buy the stuff? How expensive would it be? Wouldn’t it be easier just to not eat it in the first place or would more people start eating junk food or increase their consumption because of the anti-cancer properties? All these questions – but with good reason. Because according to news reports, Health Canada is thinking about doing just that. If this was April 1, I’d be checking for an April Fool’s joke, for sure. This was first reported on December 15th, when news came out that Health Canada wanted to add nutrients to a wide variety of food, including junk food, such as chips and cookies (Health Canada weighs fortifying junk foods). Yesterday, a published news story elaborated on this a bit (Health C... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115048 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:30:09 +0100 3115048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2417070&cid=t_117635_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FOmhYQtl0CEE%2F I don’t think we’ll ever reach a point that we’ve “heard it all,” because every time I think I have, I hear something else. What do you think about the possibility of your bag of chips, bottle of soda, and plate of store-bought cookies being bulked up with vitamins and minerals? Well in you’re in Canada, this could be coming to a store near you, considering what Health Canada is considering. However, according to articles I’ve been reading, the Health Minister, Leona Aglukkaq, has put the plans on hold pending further review. A smart move, perhaps? It seems that some people feel that if people are missing the vitamins and minerals found in a balanced diet and they are going to eat junk food anyway, they might as well benefit from junk food that&#82... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2417070 Sun, 17 May 2009 13:29:00 +0100 2417070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1554393&cid=t_117635_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Ffish-and-chips-attack-begins.html A few days ago we looked at the government’s attempts to police our children’s lunch boxes:It may seem like a small point and yet somehow it epitomises everything for which this government stands. The government funded School Food Trust is now telling me what to give my children for lunch and, if I do not conform, they are going to discipline me. (The lunch-box police)I mentioned that my daughter was taking a bar of chocolate to school that day. I was amazed by the number of critical comments that revelation attracted. Maybe most people approve of centralised control of our eating habits.Now the authorities are to attack that greatest of British Insitutions, the Fish & Chip Shop. No really. They think we are putting too much salt on our chips. So they are going to spent taxpayers�... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1554393 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:35:00 +0100 1554393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1467021&cid=t_117635_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F297360859%2F 13-year-old Nicolas Simms of Duluth, Minnesota, crafts tiny replicas of basketball players (Kobe Bryant, LeBron James) out of the foil from Pringles chips cans. Now that’s recycling (”green” art?). Wonder if he’s done J-Mac? Tags: Art, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, basketball, chips, disabilities blog, diy, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Parenting, pdd-nos, pringles, tin foilShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1467021 Sat, 24 May 2008 19:19:50 +0100 1467021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346138&cid=t_117635_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F262795059%2F The FDA has just approved the FreeStyle Navigator Glucose Monitoring System - a glucose sensor that reports glucose values continuously for up to 120 hours.  Here is a copy of the FDA PMA letter.  This device is interesting to me since it works with a sensor inserted in either the abdomen or the back of the upper arm.   The device then continuous provides glucose readings and updated glucose trend information for viewing and contains a built-in alarm that can be programmed to alert the user when results fall below pre-set values.  Other similar devices have been approved that monitor for 7 days.  Potential for Future Robotic Diagnostics  I have written before that I predict a whole new field of chip based biologic disease screening and monitoring in the future.  This is anothe... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346138 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:24:45 +0100 1346138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=926189&cid=t_117635_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F10%2F4%2Fcreating-a-culture-of-health-in-the-heatlhcare-workplace.html by Pat Salber, MD When's the last time you seriously looked at the vending machines at work?  When you looked, what did you see?  I found candy bars, cookies (including the notorious transfat-laden Oreos), and grease chips (as opposed to "sun chips").  The first few times that I got the mid-day munchies at my new job, I made several trips to the break room searching for something to eat from the company's vending machine.  Nope, I said to myself, you can't buy corn chips, Oreos, or snickers--a dry, stale sweet roll is just not the way to use any of those precious 1200-1300 calories per day.  Come on now, isn't there anything remotely healthy or real in this machine?? - Apparently not.  Back and forth I go, office to vending machine; vending machine to o... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=926189 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:41:03 +0100 926189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=838035&cid=t_117635_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F9%2F3%2Feat-too-much-blame-it-on-letterman.html by Pat Salber, MD Compulsive eating is linked to TV viewing according to a study presented at the June 2-5, 2007 Endocrine Society meetings in Toronto.    Alan Hirsch, MD, Director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, designed the study. It must have been a lot of fun to be a participant.Subjects got to eat potato chips while watching five minute monologues by either David Letterman or Jay Leno. They also ate chips during a five minute TV-free period. Subjects were not told the nature of the study to avoid influencing their munching behaviors. They were told that they should pay attention to the chips' sensory characteristics, such as taste and smell (aka, Soul-full Eating).Forty-five adults ate chips with Letterman, Leno or in ... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=838035 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:06:25 +0100 838035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=796062&cid=t_117635_134_f&fid=36012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBattleDiabetes%2F%7E3%2F141636078%2F Being a diabetic I tend not to give into my temptation for nachos. I love nachos. But I’ve never been able to find a low carb nacho recipe. Just writing that I love nachos doesn’t really drive home the feeling I hold for this tasty treat. That’s why I was so happy when my wife found some recipes for diabetic appetizers which included a low carb nacho recipe. (more…) Diet, low carb nacho recipe, nachos recipe, pita chipsShare This (Source: Battle Diabetes Blog) Battle Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=796062 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:33:10 +0100 796062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=729834&cid=t_117635_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F12%2Fwhich-has-more-salt-a-sandwich-or-potato-chips%2F Filed under: Diet, NutritionIf you're avoiding salt, then you probably know to stay away from salty potato chips. But a recent UK study found that prepared sandwiches can contain as much salt as seven bags of chips. That's a lot of salt, more than any of us should be eating. So where is all that salt coming from? Lunch meat is notoriously salty and prepared foods often contain sodium as a preservative, but the survey found that even sandwiches with similar ingredients had widely varying amounts of salt. So what's a salt savvy person to do when they want a sandwich? Make it at home with fresh ingredients, choose from this list of sandwiches with less than 2mg of sodium, or cut out salt elsewhere in your daily intake. Read more over at our sister site That's Fit.Read | Permalink&n... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=729834 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 729834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=695201&cid=t_117635_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F6%2F26%2Fangry-moms-and-school-food.html When I wrote about the food industry marketing sweetened, energy dense foods to kids in my post titled: "Is the food industry playing games with your children:  You bet it is," I got the usual spate of email comments telling me that it is not industry, rather it is parents, that should be faulted. After all, these folks argue, parents, not kids buy and serve the food. (Yeah, but I contend the industry wouldn’t market this stuff to kids if it didn't pay off…but that is another story.)Now, the NY Times tells the story of an angry mom taking on junk food in her kids’ schools. The story, titled Child Nutrition: Two Mothers, a Camera and a Look at School Lunches, was emailed to me by Karen, my husband’s daughter and the mother of our l... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=695201 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:01:08 +0100 695201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644990&cid=t_117635_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F28%2Fheart-healthy-labels-on-frito-lay-products%2F Filed under: Diet, Nutrition, Daily newsHere's something I never thought I'd hear: some Frito-Lay products are going to be carrying heart-healthy labels touting the benefits of unsaturated fats.Although it's true that unsaturated fats are much healthier than saturated ones, this seems like just another desperate attempt for generally bad-for-you products to get in on the trend towards more health-conscious foods. I will give them credit for a decently worded label, however. According to the FDA this is the statement Frito-Lay plans to use on products that meet the requirements: "Replacing saturated fat with similar amounts of unsaturated fats may reduce the risk of heart disease. To achieve this benefit, total daily calories should not increase."I guess I can't blame them, and if it's true... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644990 Mon, 28 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 644990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637967&cid=t_117635_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F26%2Fworthy-wisdom-fat-in-hiding%2F Filed under: Diets, Obesity, Worthy WisdomI wrote recently about the hidden amounts of sugar found in the foods we love so dearly. I learned all about this topic during my visit to Tucson's Canyon Ranch -- a world renowned health and healing destination -- and this sweet lesson came right as I'd decided to rid my diet of as much sugar as possible. Learning that one can of soda houses 12 teaspoons of sugar and a typical container of fruit yogurt has eight sealed the refined sugar deal for me. No more, I say. It's just not worth it.Now here comes the lowdown on fat. Some say the fat we eat is the fat we wear. Perhaps. But one thing is for sure -- fat kills. That's Fit blogger Rigel Gregg wrote a May 24 post all about it, documenting five ways wearing fat can kill us -- it strains our heart a... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637967 Sat, 26 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 637967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=601857&cid=t_117635_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F12%2Fworthy-wisdom-a-pantry-built-for-health%2F Filed under: Prevention, All Cancers, Diets, Nutrition, Cancer prevention foods, Worthy WisdomIf it ain't broke, don't fix it, says conventional wisdom. But if it is broken, then by all means -- fix it.Many of us have broken pantries. Pantries full of chips, cookies, candies, oils, sugars, and well, let's just name it: junk. Our pantries are broken because they don't work in a world where health and wellness and prevention should be on everyone's menu. They are ineffective, insufficient, and downright bad for us.My pantry has been in disrepair for a long time. Now, however, thanks to a build-your-pantry cheat sheet I brought home from Canyon Ranch, it's on the mend. Yours can be too. Just borrow from this abbreviated list next time you're in the grocery store and in no time, your pantry wi... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=601857 Sat, 12 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 601857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=489230&cid=t_117635_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F3%2F21%2Fwhat-is-the-best-drug-to-prevent-the-onset-of-type-2-diabetes.html We know that diet and exercise can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance. We also know that healthy lifestyle measures are more effective than even the most effective drugs. That being said, we also know that in the real world with Mickey Ds and Starbucks on every corner, long work hours, longer hours in front of the computer, and way too few hours exercising our body parts, that medications will be a part of the treatment armamentarium utilized to prevent type 2 diabetes. So the question before us today is which drug should be used. An editorial in the March 20, 2007 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine takes a stab at answering that question.David Nathan, MD from the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Unit and Michael Berkwits, MD, Deputy... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=489230 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:33:27 +0100 489230