News tagged with portion sizes
Optical illusions: Variety makes us perceive smaller quantities
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Mar 31, 2009 |
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Here's another reason why dieters should avoid all-you-can-eat buffets: When faced with a large variety of items, consumers tend to underestimate how much of each item is present, according to a new study in the Journal of ...
Portion control key to keeping holiday weight gain at bay
Jul 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Interested in keeping the pounds off this holiday season? A nutrition expert at Washington University in St. Louis has some very simple tips for remembering accurate portion sizes, which may be even more ...
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Low Literacy Can Lead to Food 'Portion Distortion'
Feb 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How big is a serving of spaghetti or a cup of cranberry juice? Correctly estimating the size of a food serving is important for maintaining a healthy weight, but a new study suggests people with lower literacy ...
Study reveals food choices influenced by body types of dining partners
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether your companions are overweight or skinny and how much they put on their plates can greatly influence how much you eat. New research shows if we eat with skinny people, we tend to mimic their food ...
The big gulp: consumers avoid extremes in soda sizes
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Aug 22, 2008 |
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As portion sizes have increased, Americans' waistlines have expanded. And as a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research demonstrates, consumers are tricked into drinking more soft drinks when retailers eliminate small ...
Portion-control dishes may help obese diabetics lose weight
Jun 25, 2007 |
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A plate and cereal bowl with markers for proper portion sizes appear to help obese patients with diabetes lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications, according to a report in the June 25 issue of ...
Study: Portion size is all in your mind
Jun 21, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers say you can ignore the number of portions listed on nutrition labels -- the scientists say portion size is all in your mind.
How are children choosing their food portions?
Oct 07, 2008 |
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At dinner time, parents will often tell their child to clean their plate. However, that old maxim might lead kids to eat more than they need, especially when portions are adult-sized or supersized.
Watching your weight? Beware of skinny friends with big appetites
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Thin friends who eat a lot could put your waistline at risk, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, which examines how other peoples' weight and food choices influence how much we eat.
Company You Keep Influences How Much You Eat
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Thin friends who eat a lot could put your waistline in danger. That’s the warning from researchers studying how other people’s weight and food choices influence how much we eat.
Thanksgiving tip: Portion size affects consumption
Nov 22, 2005 |
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University of Pennsylvania scientists have a Thanksgiving dinner suggestion -- do your guests a big favor by serving smaller portions with smaller utensils.
Prof: People should mull over how much wine, beer they pour
Apr 24, 2007 |
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While many people are aware of the potential health hazards posed by oversized food servings, a Purdue University expert says consumers face the same risks at the neighborhood bar as they do at a buffet bar.
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