It’s impossible to live your healthiest life without keeping your portion sizes in check. It just comes with the territory, like putting effort into your sweat sessions and making smart choices when ...

New research shows that people's perceptions of normal portion sizes have changed in the past 20 years. A study out of Rutgers published in the September issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic ...

One factor contributing to obesity and diseases like diabetes is portion distortion. The belief that the larger portions on today’s menus and shelves are normal and the size we should always consume.

(CNN) — It’s impossible to live your healthiest life without keeping your portion sizes in check. It just comes with the territory, like putting effort into your sweat sessions and making smart ...

It’s not just fast-food restaurants that have supersized the way Americans eat. Cookbooks share the blame. So-called portion distortion, the trend of eating larger and larger servings, is as much a ...

Washington, DC – According to a survey released today from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), the recent flurry of scientific and media attention on the subject of growing US portion ...

Registered Dietitian Randy Grabill remembers when the first McDonald’s came to Altoona during his childhood. “There were little hamburgers, little fries and a small drink. Over the years, the ...

Your breakfast bagel might have looked perfectly normal this morning, but during the past 30 years it has grown freakishly large. Originally the size of a hockey puck, bagels now have the ...

Many people turn to fad diets when trying to improve their health and get in shape. Diets that eliminate certain food groups while promoting specific types of foods in seemingly unlimited amounts are ...

Muffins that weigh half a pound. Cookies the size of salad plates. Quart-size cups of cola. “Medium” bags of movie popcorn that contain 16 cups. Portion sizes aren’t just big, they’ve become ...