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 'fruits vegetables'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:46:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107602&cid=t_454429_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F07%2Fthe-sound-of-taste%2F It may come as a surprise to some that sight, touch, and smell have a big impact on how we taste — pleasure derived from food. It may come as an even bigger surprise that sound also affects how we taste. The pleasure we get from that crisp sound has been demonstrated when eating food including fruits, vegetables, and crackers. Generally, the crispier a food sounds the more we like it. How does sound affect the joy you receive from eating? As you eat, different foods make different sounds.  These sounds reach your inner ears through two routes.  First, there is the common way, via air disturbances that travel from your mouth out into the surrounding air and then around to your ears.  Second, there is bone conduction: mechanical vibrations conducted through your teeth, jaw, mandibl... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107602 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:58:39 +0100 5107602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3915316&cid=t_454429_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F31%2Fweight-loss-advice-dont-eat-like-a-typical-american%2F As a nutrition expert, people are always asking me for my “weight loss secrets.” The truth is, I don’t have any secrets. I think the credible information that would help most people is already out there. Things are changing ever so slowly. I see a growing trend toward simplifying weight loss strategies. Many people are saying that they aren’t dieting (yay!), they’re just making healthier food choices and only eating when hungry. (That’s a big one. Try it for one day and you will realize, you really don’t know what hunger and fullness feels like.) One simple tip I can offer is to avoid eating like a typical American – the SAD diet(Standard American Diet). I recently appeared on TV with a client to show how she is losing weight – and inches – by avoiding the SAD eating h... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3915316 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:38:18 +0100 3915316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3621608&cid=t_454429_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fenvironmental-working-group-lists-organic-fruits-vegetables-highest-pesticide-levels%2F Amy Rosenthal of the Environmental Working Group discusses the “dirty dozen” non-organic fruits and vegetables with the highest pesticide residues. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3621608 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:48 +0100 3621608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912561&cid=t_454429_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F21%2Fbe-social-without-blowing-your-diet%2F Whether it’s a late summer BBQ, wedding, or other life milestone, you’re bound to have your calendar booked with a celebration sometime soon. For people working hard to lose weight, it can be stressful and even cause anxiety that can make you want to skip the event altogether. If this sounds like you, you should know that your uneasy feeling is natural and you shouldn’t think negatively toward it. Instead, how about a solution? I’ll explain why you’re having a difficult time and how you can be social without blowing your diet. It’s All About Control The reason social engagements may make you feel uncomfortable has to do with control; how much control you think you have over making “the right” choices so you won’t leave feeling stuffed and regretful of your actions. Some p... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912561 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:48:32 +0100 2912561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2453268&cid=t_454429_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F03%2Ffood-inside-the-obama-white-house%2F I was watching NBC’s Special Inside the Obama White House. I have to take pride in that my husband was on the production team making it happen. Of course, the food expert in me has to find my personal interest hook – the food! So here’s a play-by-play of what was covered. Apples by the basketfull! Obama wants to encourage healthy snacking by making apples available on hand in nearly every room. Apples have natural sugars – carbohydrates for quick energy, fiber for fullness, and even some vitamin C to keep the immune system supported. All this for under 100 calories! M&M’s – Is it any surprise that there would be candy too? M&M’s are the perfect tiny piece of chocolate Americana you’d expect to see on hand for staffers to nosh on. Als... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2453268 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:16:14 +0100 2453268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2207711&cid=t_454429_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F06%2Fpublic-schools-providing-junky-lunches-for-50-years-and-counting%2F From the RWJF Presses… A special supplement to the Journal of the American Dietetic Association presents the analysis of data from the third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (SNDA-III). The federal study, which was released in November 2007, provides the most current, comprehensive information on the overall food environment in public elementary, middle and high schools. Key findings presented in the supplement, The School Food Environment, Children’s Diets, and Obesity: Findings from the Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study, include: Competitive foods are widely available at all school levels—and students typically buy unhealthy items, such as candy, desserts, salty snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The majority of schools offer breakfasts and lunch... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2207711 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:53:17 +0100 2207711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1081640&cid=t_454429_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F197165130%2F I’ve blogged on and on above the beneficial effects of a fruits-and-vegetable-rich diet against cancer. Though the effects are not immediate, in the long run, such diet has a role on cancer prevention. Now, there is new evidence for the protective effects of fruits and vegetables. Researchers presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Sixth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention, new data that demonstrate how diets full of raw vegetables –particularly broccoli sprouts — and black raspberries could prevent or slow the growth of some common forms of cancer. You will have to read the full article from Science Daily, but the highlights are the following: Black raspberries modulate markers of oxidative stress in patients with Barr... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1081640 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:49:46 +0100 1081640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=875161&cid=t_454429_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F9%2F16%2Fare-you-ready-for-some-really-sound-health-advice-hahahahaha.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DSome of the health advice we come across in the media and the internet is so outrageous it borders on quackery; no, it is quackery. If it wasn’t so dangerous it would be hilarious. So I thought we should all share in the hilarity. But before we proceed, a disclaimer: the following is based on actual Q and A, but the author took  literary license to highlight their innaneness (there, I finally got to use this word). So here goes:HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend th... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=875161 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:36:37 +0100 875161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858254&cid=t_454429_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F9%2F11%2Fmediterranean-diet-and-rheumatoid-arthritis.html  By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DClinical researchers at the University of Glasgow published in the September issue of the Annals of the Rhumatic Diseases an unassuming, almost self-effacing study on the effect of diet on rheumatoid arthritis. Here is stated objective of the study: “To overcome obstacles to healthy eating by a community-based intervention promoting a Mediterranean-type diet in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or RA living in socially deprived areas of Glasgow.” What was this modest paper doing amongst all the high-powered papers on the molecular mechanisms of rheumatic diseases and the latest potent therapies based on insights into those mechanisms?The studyMethods: 130 female patients with RA aged 30–70 years (median 55), disease duration 8 years were rec... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858254 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:11:25 +0100 858254