Research cited in this explainer outlines how visual and timing cues shape meal size, offering evidence-based strategies to ...

Portion control is a cornerstone of intuitive eating, quieting food noise and weight loss. But it can be a bit challenging to achieve when you don’t have a food scale or labeled portion control plates ...

Do you know how much to eat at every meal? According to a study by the National Institutes of Health, most Americans have no clue how much food to consume in a day. It’s safe to say that we know how ...

A randomized trial evaluated the efficacy of a portion-control strategy (a specially designed dinner plate and breakfast bowl) on weight loss (Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:1277-1283). Researchers ...

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 ...

The plates, which measure increasingly larger food portions using the circular measurements “skinny jeans,” “favorite jeans” and “mom jeans,” caused quite the stir over the weekend, as critics claimed ...

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The USDA's 'My Plate' template makes it easier than ever to see just how much of each kind of food we should consumer each day. (Photo from FloridaToday.com) Those of us who are interested in portion ...

Pederson et al. recently conducted a 6-month randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of a portion-control plate in inducing weight loss among patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes.

After Macy’s pulled novelty plates that measure food portions by jean size, the small business that designed them has been overwhelmed by online orders. The retailer pulled the item from its flagship ...