Over the past few decades, portion sizes at restaurants and in packaged foods have ballooned to shocking levels. What used to be a modest meal is now often enough to feed two or even three people.

One of the challenges to losing weight is choosing the correct portion size and not overeating. This is true for both packaged products and homemade food. Even if all you eat is high grade foods, you ...

Have you ever been enjoying a sleeve of Oreos when someone decides to chime in with the fact that, actually, a serving size is only three cookies? We hear about “serving sizes,” “portions” and often ...

Not many people cook or eat meals and snacks served in perfectly measured and weighed portion sizes. Even foods that come in packages mention serving sizes that are difficult to understand. How many ...

Young kids (aged 3 to 5) were found to be highly susceptible to overeating when given larger portion sizes, challenging the "self-regulation" theory, in which children are claimed to have a natural ...

Standard serving sizes are confusing and misleading. As an R.D., I'm constantly encouraging people to learn about the foods they eat by reading theNutrition Facts panel and ingredients list on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hank Cardello covers issues impacting food companies and consumers. The White House’s MAHA plan targets ultra-processed foods and ...

Food research and training charity IGD is urging food and drink businesses in the UK to consider portion reduction as part of their strategy to meet national public health targets and reduce calorie ...

Ever since Boots first pioneered the art of offering a sandwich, snack and drink together for a bargain price, the UK has been infatuated with the “meal deal”. Every week, twice a week, a third of us ...