Portion size is important, but so is eating a healthy varied diet. We ask the experts how much food we should be putting on our plates, and how to get the balance right… Please note: The ...

Pederson et al. recently conducted a 6-month randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of a portion-control plate in inducing weight loss among patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes.

“Naturally if you’re reducing your portion sizes, the calorie content of your plate will reduce. Just reducing portion size alone isn’t going to make you healthy. As your metabolism ...

Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight can often feel like navigating a maze of diet trends and nutritional advice .

For Dr Bhakta, these guides are important for the general population: “Our portion sizes on our plates are too large – on a population level. We do need to think about portion sizes when servi ...

That's why portion sizes are important. So what can you do? Well, here's one way to make sure that you're eating the right amount of food. Divide your plate into four parts-- fruits; veggies ...

Take, for example, the news that American department store Macy’s is retailing a line of plates and cups called Pourtions, which feature portion control markers branded onto them. These markers ...

They take the guesswork out of figuring out what and how much to eat by compartmentalising your portion sizes and showing you which foods you eat how much of. Smart plates are essentially plates ...

But perhaps even more helpful is to know how much to put on a child's plate – however small or big it is. So, the ITF has provided us with handy pictures of the optimum healthy portion-size ranges for ...

Food and drink portion sizes in supermarkets and restaurants have ... Making a child finish everything on their plate, or allowing them to ‘graze’ on food all day seems to make matters worse.