Plate shapes and package sizes, lighting and layout, color and convenience: these are a
few of hidden persuaders that can contribute to how much food a person eats. This review …

Portion size is a key environmental driver of energy intake, and larger-than-appropriate
portion sizes could increase the risk of weight gain. Multiple acute, well-controlled laboratory …

We examine the effectiveness in field settings of seven healthy eating nudges, classified
according to whether they are (1) cognitively oriented, such as “descriptive nutritional …

Food marketing is facing increasing challenges in using portion size (eg,“supersizing”) as a
marketing tool. Marketers have used portion size to attract customers and encourage …

This scientific statement addresses parents and adult caregivers (PACs) as “agents of
change” for obese children, evaluating the strength of evidence that particular parenting …

To the Editor: Obesity has been linked in part to the expanding portion sizes of prepackaged
or preserved foods. 1-3 However, adults frequently serve themselves the food they will eat …

Background: Larger portion sizes of foods and beverages could affect overall energy intake
at meals and promote overeating. Objective: We investigated trends in portion sizes of …

Highlights•Health and sustainability are crucial current and future issues in the food
area.•There are arguments for trade-offs as well as for synergies of the issues.•Improved …

OBJECTIVES: Dishware size is thought to influence eating behaviors, but effects on
children's self-served portion sizes and intakes have not been studied. We aimed to …

The literature on whether varying plate size has an effect on consumption is mixed and
contradictory. This meta-analysis of 56 studies from 20 papers shows that varying the size of …