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Portion Size

Known as: Portion Sizes 
The amount of a particular food one chooses to eat at a single meal. It is different from SERVING SIZE, which is a reference amount of food as… 
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Reductions in portion size and energy density of foods are additive and lead to sustained decreases in energy intake.
BACKGROUND When the portion size and energy density (in kcal/g) of a food are varied simultaneously in a single meal, each… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
The influence of food portion size and energy density on energy intake: implications for weight management.
The increase in the prevalence of obesity has coincided with an increase in portion sizes of foods both inside and outside the… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Why Visual Cues of Portion Size May Influence Intake
OBJECTIVE Using self-refilling soup bowls, this study examined whether visual cues related to portion size can influence intake… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Increased portion size leads to increased energy intake in a restaurant meal.
OBJECTIVE Eating frequently in restaurants is one of the behaviors associated with obesity. This study examined whether… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Changes in beverage intake between 1977 and 2001.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Patterns and trends in food portion sizes, 1977-1998.
  • S. NielsenB. Popkin
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 2003
  • Corpus ID: 3338018
CONTEXT While general consensus holds that food portion sizes are increasing, no empirical data have documented actual increases… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Expanding portion sizes in the US marketplace: implications for nutrition counseling.
The greater energy content of larger food portions could be contributing to the increasing prevalence of overweight. Prevention… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The contribution of expanding portion sizes to the US obesity epidemic.
OBJECTIVES Because larger food portions could be contributing to the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity, this study… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Family environmental factors influencing the developing behavioral controls of food intake and childhood overweight.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Reproducibility and validity of dietary assessment instruments. I. A self-administered food use questionnaire with a portion size picture booklet.
A self-administered food use questionnaire which included 276 food items and mixed dishes and a portion size picture booklet with… 
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