| Obesity has become the number one issue in | | | | a restaurant now serves and this will seem |
| contemporary US nutrition magazines as it has | | | | tremendously small to fulfill anyone's hunger. In |
| been increasing across ages and educational | | | | fact, if you serve a five-year old the portion of |
| backgrounds in a very fast rate. One of the | | | | ice-cream he or she should be served you will |
| associated causes of this problem is the big | | | | probably have to deal with their whining as the |
| portion sizes provided in restaurants all over the | | | | smaller scoop size will seem small and |
| US. According to researchers, people have been | | | | inappropriate to cover their need. |
| found to eat more if their plate's portion is larger | | | | But this ever-growing problem has to do with the |
| than usual; and the fact is that the more one eats | | | | lack of receiving the proper nutritional education |
| the more weight he or she will gain if the amount | | | | from early childhood. If people knew which |
| of exercise conducted is kept constant. Since the | | | | portions should be enough to cover their daily |
| human stomach needs approximately twenty | | | | nutritional needs and they were instructed on how |
| minutes before signaling to the brain that is full | | | | to combine food categories, measure portion |
| and we should stop eating, people continue eating | | | | sizes, and balancing their meals, the obesity |
| the food in their plate just because it happens to | | | | problem would have never risen to its current |
| be there. If restaurants continue to increase their | | | | alarming state. |
| portions so as to increase their demand, people | | | | Thus, next time you exit your favorite ice-cream |
| will continue consuming more and more calories | | | | store holding another of its legendary gigantic |
| and the essence of eating a "normal" portion will | | | | cones on your hand trying to fulfill your need for |
| soon be in the past. | | | | something sweet, you should remember that the |
| If one considers that the usual 12 ounce soda cup | | | | kid's portion would be more than enough of such |
| has recently reached the 20 ounce size, it is not | | | | a treat and would save you at least an extra 800 |
| difficult to understand why bigger food portions | | | | calories. Being aware of how increased portions |
| have directly influenced people's understanding on | | | | can destroy your silhouette in a rapid rate is the |
| what should be considered normal or reasonable | | | | most important step in fighting the problem of |
| and what not. From the bread slices to the | | | | obesity before you have to change your |
| French-fries one orders at a local take away, | | | | wardrobe size. Eat wisely and stop when you feel |
| increased portions have led consumers to demand | | | | that your stomach is actually full. You can always |
| to receive more for the price they pay. If one is | | | | take the rest of your portion home in the doggy |
| served the older portions he or she will | | | | bag and serve yourself the next day. |
| immediately compare it to the new increased size | | | | |