Portion sizes of some of your favorite foods have been getting bigger and bigger. Ultraprocessed foods and beverages, including chocolate, french fries, fast-food hamburgers and soda, are being sold ...

McClatchy's Commerce Content team, which is independent from our newsroom, oversees this content. People deal daily with the challenge of losing weight. New exercise routines, diet plans, and even ...

Think about it – when did a muffin become as big as your head? The average bagel 20 years ago was 3 inches in diameter, while today it's 6 inches in diameter. 5 ounces, while today it's 8 ounces. The ...

American portion sizes grew gradually through pricing, psychology, and competition, turning larger servings into the global ...

Portion control is a cornerstone of intuitive eating, quieting food noise and weight loss. But it can be a bit challenging to achieve when you don’t have a food scale or labeled portion control plates ...

When it comes to eating healthy, it’s not just about what you eat but also how much you eat. This is where portion control comes in, especially if you are trying to lose weight. But then, it can be ...

Obesity represents one of the most significant health challenges of our time, affecting millions of people worldwide and contributing to numerous chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, ...

Meghan Crumpler from 1000-lb Best Friends has been sharing her weight loss journey with the world on the TLC series. She also gives fans a window into her life through her social media posts, updating ...

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 ...

Most restaurants pack their plates with portions that are often two or three times the recommended serving size. And because people don’t always know how many calories they’re consuming when they dine ...

A randomized trial evaluated the efficacy of a portion-control strategy (a specially designed dinner plate and breakfast bowl) on weight loss (Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:1277-1283). Researchers ...

Many packaged food and beverage manufacturers that have trimmed serving sizes without lowering cost in recent years to mitigate inflation have tried to do so in stealth mode for fear of losing ...