When a manufacturer lists a serving size on their food label, it’s based on their expectations of what you’ll eat, not what the dietary guidelines recommend.
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We have a tendency to eat more when we eat with others, but weight gain isn’t inevitable these holidays.
Understanding the psychology behind why we overeat can help us to consume less.
It’s not laziness that is causing some parents to overfeed their children.
It’s an idea that keeps returning, but there’s not convincing evidence to show eating from smaller plates will make a difference to obesity levels.
People overeat. And people don’t always make the healthiest food choices. That much is clear. But who is to blame for overeating and poor food choices?
Some children show ‘food responsiveness’ and others show ‘satiety responsiveness’. It’s worth know which one yours displays.
Science has a simple and incredible trick that will help you lose weight. The idea, it seems, is to make portions appear bigger because this leads people to serve and eat less. While many such fat-fighting…
Consumers are willing to pay for food portion sizes based on their label, even when both offer the same quantity. Researchers…
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