Healthy portion sizes are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, "but of course everybody needs different amounts of calories," Burak says. The latest food portion sizes from the USDA come packaged at three ...

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 ...

Obesity has been clocking up headlines recently. From whether it should be classed as a disease, to how to cut our children’s sugar intake, barely a day passes without some reference to tackling the ...

A registered dietitian explains the difference of portion size vs serving size, why it matters, and how to use the intel to reach your health goals. Two other phrases you’ll often hear in relation to ...

In a bid to raise awareness around portion sizes and encourage people to eat more balanced diets, the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) today (14 January) launched a portion size guide, Find Your ...

You know portion sizes have changed over the years, but check out the typical size of a burger and fry meal in the 1950's to now. The biggest change is the soda, which is 6 times the size. Lauren ...

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If you have no idea what the difference is between a serving size and portion size… well, me neither. Then there’s this “portion distortion” thing that has everyone in a dither, not to mention how ...

What is the difference between a serving size and a portion size? Plenty. A serving size is a specific measure of a food. A portion is the amount of that food that happens to be on my plate. Why ...

In this country, where super-sized portions are as normal as, well, being super-sized, it's difficult to keep perspective on the amount of food you're actually consuming. Between monstrously sized ...

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