Reducing portion sizes to prevent obesity: a call to action

Recent changes in food portions are analyzed. Discussion focuses on education and public health campaigns aimed at individuals, uniform and reality-based serving-size standards, price incentives for smaller portions, and limits on portion sizes in food service establishments.

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Published inAmerican journal of preventive medicine Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 565 - 568
Main Authors Young, Lisa R, Nestle, Marion
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.11.2012
Subjects
Adult
Child
Energy Intake - physiology
Fast Foods - statistics & numerical data
Feeding Behavior
Food Industry - trends
Food prices
Food service
Health education
Healthy food
Humans
Nutrition Policy
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - prevention & control
Public health
Regulation
Restaurants
Restaurants - statistics & numerical data
Uniforms
United States - epidemiology
United States
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Summary:Recent changes in food portions are analyzed. Discussion focuses on education and public health campaigns aimed at individuals, uniform and reality-based serving-size standards, price incentives for smaller portions, and limits on portion sizes in food service establishments.
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ISSN:0749-3797
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DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2012.07.024