How much is too much? During infancy, the human body instinctively knows to stop eating when it is full despite the amount of food offered; however, at as young as two years old, we begin to be ...

A portion control plate is a simple yet powerful tool for managing food portions and achieving balanced nutrition. It helps ...

Not many people cook or eat meals and snacks served in perfectly measured and weighed portion sizes. Even foods that come in packages mention serving sizes that are difficult to understand. How many ...

American-sized croissants are larger than the European variety. February is a great month to remind you to take a look at your eating. Is it as healthy as it should be? Most of us don’t really think ...

The Great Portion Inflation: How Yesterday's Meals Became Today's Appetizers According to NHANES surveys, Americans' average daily calorie intake was about 2,100 calories in the early 1970s but rose ...

In combination, the illusions make food look bigger and might help people lose weight over time, the researchers surmised. Click here to watch a video explaining the concept in greater detail. Prior ...

Habitual plate clearing — the tendency to finish all food served on one’s plate — is generally not related to a higher body ...

Plate and portion size turn out to have a lot to do with how much we eat. We all know that restaurant portion sizes, along with the average adult waist circumference, have gradually increased over the ...