Does portion size matter?

A new systematic review led by researchers at the Behaviour and Health Research Unit (BHRU), published on the 14th of September in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, has found the most conclusive evidence to date that people consistently consume more food and drink when offered larger-sized portions, packages or tableware than when offered smaller-sized versions.

The size of this effect, based on combining data from 61 randomised controlled trials (6,711 participants), suggests that if sustained reductions in exposure to large sizes could be achieved across the whole diet, this could reduce average daily energy consumed from food by up to 16% among adults in the UK.

Portion, package or tableware size for changing selection and consumption of food, alcohol and tobacco. Hollands, Shemilt, Marteau, Jebb, Lewis, Wei, Higgins, & Ogilvie., 2015
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By Gareth Hollands | September 14, 2015 | News, Physical Environment Interventions |

Can portion, package and tableware size increase consumption?

Our systematic review has produced the most conclusive evidence to date that people consistently consume more food and drink when offered larger-sized portions, packages or tableware than when offered smaller-sized versions. The size of this effect, based on combining data…

By Gareth Hollands | September 14, 2015 | Diet, Key Studies Diet, Key Studies Physical Environment Interventions, Physical Environment Interventions |

The UK Government Future of Cities project funded six UK cities to produce visions of the future of their city, one of which was Cambridge.

The “Visions of Cambridge in 2065” project aims were to garner from a broad range of Cambridge citizens what they envisage the city to look like in the future.

This volume completes the 1st phase of the study, while phase 2 and 3 will be carried out with wider members of the public as well as schoolchildren. To view the article in full click here.

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