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Development of food photographs for use with children aged 18 months to 16 years:comparison against weighed food diaries – The Young Person’s Food Atlas (UK) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Traditional dietary assessment methods, used in the UK, such as weighed food diaries impose a large participant burden, often resulting in difficulty recruiting representative samples and underreporting of energy intakes.
Adamson, Ashley J.   +5 more
core   +6 more sources

A comparison of food portion size estimation by older adults, young adults and nutritionists [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objectives To investigate the ability of older adults, younger adults and nutritionists to assess portion size using traditional methods versus a computer-based method.
Adlam, T.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Portion Control: A Key to Weight Management

open access: yesEDIS
Portion sizes and overall calorie intake in the United States have significantly increased over the last 50 years. Along with this increase in calories, portion sizes have grown larger over the years.
Cassie C. Gaisser   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Chefs’ Opinions of Restaurant Portion Sizes [PDF]

open access: yesObesity, 2007
AbstractObjectives: The objectives were to determine who establishes restaurant portion sizes and factors that influence these decisions, and to examine chefs’ opinions regarding portion size, nutrition information, and weight management.Research Methods and Procedures: A survey was distributed to chefs to obtain information about who is responsible ...
Marge, Condrasky   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Preliminary study to investigate the Delboeuf illusion in ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta): Methodological challenges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Visual illusions are commonly used in animal cognition studies to compare visual perception among vertebrates. To date, researchers have focused their attention mainly on birds and mammals, especially apes and monkeys, but no study has investigated ...
Agrillo, Christian   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Pick Your Portion Sizes

open access: yesEDIS, 2011
Is it tricky to visualize the recommended amounts of foods from the five MyPyramid food groups or determine how much food from each food group you should eat? Since there is not always time or resources for using measuring cups or food scales to help you accurately measure your food, this revised one-page handout helps you picture these amounts, using ...
Jennifer Hillan, Claudia Peñuela
openaire   +5 more sources

Portion Sizes and the Obesity Epidemic, [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Nutrition, 2005
The rise in obesity rates over the past 30 y has been paralleled by increases in the portion size of many foods and the prevalence of eating away from home. Foods of particular concern are those that have a high energy density (kJ/g). Many well-controlled, laboratory-based studies have found that large portions of energy-dense foods can lead to excess ...
Jenny H, Ledikwe   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Assessing intake and consumption level of spices among urban and rural households of Ludhiana district of Punjab, India

open access: yesNutrition Journal, 2020
Background Spices are the esoteric food adjuncts that are used for enhancing the sensory quality of the food in Punjabi diets and add many health benefits. Estimating the intake of spices at the individual level is a challenging task as they are consumed
Simranpreet Kaur Bhathal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using multi-theory model to predict initiation and sustenance of small portion size consumption among college students [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Promotion Perspectives, 2016
Background: Consumption of large portion sizes is contributing to overweight and obesity.College students are a vulnerable group in this regard. The purpose of this study was to use multi theory model (MTM) to predict initiation and sustenance of small ...
Manoj Sharma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The pack size effect:influence on consumer perceptions of portion sizes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Larger portions as well as larger packs can lead to larger prospective consumption estimates, larger servings and increased consumption, described as 'portion-size effects' and 'pack size effects'.
Hieke, Sophie   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

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