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Portion wise or portion lies?
Now here is the punch line: Although normal and overweight individuals were similar in their ability to estimate the number of calories in food, the overweight individuals in Study 1, who had eaten a fast food meal, ate larger meals. Because everyone significantly underestimates the number of calories in large meals, these overweight people actually ate many more calories than they thought they had.
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Weight loss behaviors, Tools, Portion wise or portion lies?, Overweight/obesity, Research on obesity/overweight, Calorie counting, Portion control, Serving size
Every morning, he has the same cereal for breakfast. It is also a Kellogg’s All-Bran, but it is their “Bran Buds” product. He thought it was lower in calories than the Yogurt Bites version. But when he looked at the serving sizes of the two cereals, he was in for a surprise. Bran Buds lists a serving size of 1/3 cup. That barely covers the bottom of the cereal bowl. The serving size of Yogurt Bites is 1-1/4 cup—a decent amount.
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Weight loss behaviors, Benefits or hazards of certain foods, Public health, Food labels, Portion wise or portion lies?, Children, Overweight/obesity, Food policy, Calorie counting, Portion control, Nutrition, Healthy eating, Serving size
Cheerios for breakfast? The box says only 110 calories per serving. But, that is without milk or sugar or fruit.
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Weight loss behaviors, Food labels, Portion wise or portion lies?, Calorie counting, Portion control, Healthy eating, Serving size
It is fascinating to learn from this document that retailers are now selling significantly larger apples than those represented by serving sizes on the old nutrition labels. Apples are 57% bigger now than in 1975 when the serving size of 154 g rams was established. Large apples today have a serving size of 264 g of which 242 grams are edible.
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Public health, Food labels, Portion wise or portion lies?, Overweight/obesity, Food policy, Calorie counting, Portion control, Nutrition, Serving size, Fruits
Almonds are a great snack food. But it is a matter of portion size and being portion wise.
I say, "I had a few almonds for an afternoon snack. You think. She probably had about an ounce. (Yeah, right! I love smoked flavored
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Portion wise or portion lies?
I log "some peanut butter and jelly on one slice of whole wheat toast."
You think: 2 tablespoons of peanut butter and a little (say a tablespoon of jelly). That's 90 calories for the whole wheat bread, 200 calories for the peanut butter (maybe
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I log "one glass of white wine."
You think: 4 oz, 80 calories...not too bad.
I drink "one glass of white wine" filled to the brim. 8 oz, 160 (empty) calories. Uh oh, a portion lie.
Note: This is the first in a
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