Eating More Potatoes, French Fries Linked To High Blood Pressure
BOSTON (CBS) – The next time someone asks “Do you want fries with that?” you might want to consider your heart.
A new study by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that eating more potatoes and French fries may result in higher blood pressure.
People who ate four or more servings of potatoes a week had an 11 percent higher risk of hypertension compared to people who ate less than a serving per month, the study found. Frequent consumption of French fries raised that risk to 17 percent.
“Additionally, we found that if a participant replaced one servin...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: nealjriley Tags: Health Local News Syndicated Local Brigham & Women's Hospital Source Type: news
Riders Find Humor as They Near the End of National EMS Memorial Capital-to-Capital Bike Ride
Paramedic Mike Larson keeps a bucket of french fries in his jersey's back pocket for quick energy.
Entry 13: Finding Humor Along the Way
I could smell bacon at least three blocks away, so I knew we were close. Bacon was a great motivator to begin our first 11 miles of the day on the second-to-last day of the Capital-to-Capital Bike Ride. Usually we have breakfast before we begin our ride, but today we had to earn it. Great psychology when you think about it, despite my initial grumblings about no coffee to elevate the heart rate above one beat per minute.
It was worth the wait. Thank you Lewes Fire Department of Delaware f...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - May 20, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Steve Berry Tags: Columns Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Higher potato consumption associated with increased risk of high blood pressure
Higher intakes of boiled, baked, or mashed potatoes, and French fries is associated with an increased risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension) in adult women and men. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 17, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Brigham and Women's researchers says potatoes could be bad for your health
Bad news for the fast food industry, Idahoans and Irishmen: eating just four servings of potatoes a week can be bad for your health.
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that higher intakes of potatoes and French fries may be associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension.
“Participants who did not have high blood pressure at baseline, and consumed four or more servings a week of potatoes… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news
Brigham and Women's researchers says potatoes could be bad for your health
Bad news for the fast food industry, Idahoans and Irishmen: eating just four servings of potatoes a week can be bad for your health.
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that higher intakes of potatoes and French fries may be associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension.
“Participants who did not have high blood pressure at baseline, and consumed four or more servings a week of potatoes… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - May 17, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news
How Online Food Delivery Services Make It Easier For You To Eat Healthy
The term "food delivery" conjures images of styrofoam takeout containers filled with French fries, little paper boxes piled high with General Tso's chicken or big cardboard boxes of pizza. It's not exactly what most of us would define as "healthy," but it's time to adjust our perspective. Food delivery is becoming a whole new beast.
Over the past several years, convenience-based food services have become more and more prevalent -- and they're predominantly focused on healthy foods.
There are online meal kits like Blue Apron, Plated and Chef'd that provide you with all the groceries necessary to cook the meal...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Higher Consumption of Potatoes May Increase Risk of Hypertension
Study identifies an association between eating four or more servings a week of boiled, baked, mashed potatoes or French fries and an increase in the risk of high blood pressure (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - May 17, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Higher Consumption of Potatoes May Increase Risk of Hypertension
Study identifies an association between eating four or more servings a week of boiled, baked, mashed potatoes or French fries and an increase in the risk of high blood pressure. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - May 15, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: news
'McDonald's Diet' brand ambassador dropped from schools: company
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The former Iowa science teacher and McDonald's Corp "brand ambassador," who preached the virtues of walking and near-daily french fries in presentations to youth, is no longer visiting U.S. schools, the fast-food chain said on Friday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Turns Out Diet Soda Appears To Be The Lesser Of Two Evils
If you’re trying to kick sugary sodas, some scientists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention both recommend swapping them out with a diet soda. After all, the sugar from soda is strongly linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes and dental cavities, while diet soda has no sugar in it at all. But one strange thing about diet soda is that the people who drink it are actually more likely to have larger waist sizes (a measure of belly fat) than those who drink regular soda. Diet soda drinkers are also more likely to have type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome than people who didn’t drink diet soda a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why You Should Never Eat Overcooked French Fries
If you like your french fries burnt to a crisp, you might want to adjust your taste preferences. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued new guidelines about burned food like fries. Foods cooked at high temperatures for too long may contain higher levels of acrylamide, a chemical that's been found to cause cancer in animals. According to FDA chemist Lauren Robin, acrylamide forms more often in plant-based foods, like potatoes, cereals and dried fruits during the frying and baking process. The chemical materializes from sugars and an amino acid that is naturally found in these kinds of foods. It's ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 17, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Cut the Carcinogen in Your French Fries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing guidance to the food industry on how to reduce levels of acrylamide — a chemical that forms in foods cooked at high heat, such as french fries and potato chips. Dr. Donald Hensrud, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, says, "Acrylamide is a chemical formed when an amino acid [asparagine] [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 11, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
10 Ways To Make The Healthiest Choice When You're At A Restaurant
Making food at home is a crucial part of healthy eating. But on some days (like Fri-Yays!), you just want a break from the stove to treat yourself to a delicious meal or a night out with friends that doesn’t require you to cook beforehand or clean up afterwards. However, restaurants present a challenge to anyone who wants to eat nutritious, filling food served in healthy portions. Most restaurant meals have way more calories, two to three times more salt and more added sugars compared to foods prepared at home, and this goes for both sit down restaurants and fast food joints. But that doesn’t mean it̵...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
