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Dr. Lisa Young, PhD, RDN

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6 handy tips to help get you slimmer by summer

May 12, 2015 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my blog post for Huffington Post "6 handy tips to help you get you slimmer by summer" You an also read it …

6 handy tips to help get you slimmer by summerRead More

Filed Under: Dieting, Food portion, Portion control, Portion Teller Tagged With: handy tips, portion teller. portion control, slimmer

5 easy tricks to avoid portion distortion

September 21, 2014 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my blog post for Huffington Post "5 easy tricks to avoid portion distortion." You can also read …

5 easy tricks to avoid portion distortionRead More

Filed Under: Portion control, Portion Teller Tagged With: Calories, obesity, portion distortion, portion size, THe Portion Teller Plan

Save over 1000 calories with these simple portion swaps

January 22, 2014 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my blog post for Huffington Post "Save over 1000 calories with these 5 simple portion swaps." You can also …

Save over 1000 calories with these simple portion swapsRead More

Filed Under: Healthy eating, Portion control, Portion Teller Tagged With: appetizer portion, Calories, Portion sizes, portion swaps, restaurant portions, Serving size, THe Portion Teller Plan

Federal serving sizes exceed typical portions: 10 tips to avoid portion distortion

November 28, 2013 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my blog post for Huffington Post, Federal serving sizes differ from typical portion: 10 tips to avoid portion …

Federal serving sizes exceed typical portions: 10 tips to avoid portion distortionRead More

Filed Under: Calories, Portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size Tagged With: British Heart Foundation, FDA, Federal serving sizes, growing food portions, obesity, portion control, portion distortion, THe Portion Teller Plan, typical portions, USDA

Growing portion sizes in the US: time for action

November 15, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my latest post for Huffington Post. I highlight key points from my latest academic paper on growing portion …

Growing portion sizes in the US: time for actionRead More

Filed Under: Food portion, Nutrition, Obesity, Portion control, Portion size, Portion Teller, Public health, Serving size, Weight control Tagged With: Calories, Fast food, McDonald's, overweight, portion size, Serving size, Starbucks, Supersize

Back to the Future: A Return to Smaller Beverage Sizes

September 28, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Here is my latest blog post for Huffington Post. New York City’s Board of Health recently approved Mayor …

Back to the Future: A Return to Smaller Beverage SizesRead More

Filed Under: Calories, Food portion, McDonald's, Michael Bloomberg, NYC Department of Health, Obesity, Portion control, Portion size, Portion Teller, Public health, Soda, Super Size Me, Weight control Tagged With: Fast food, portion size, Serving size, soda ban, sugar-sweetened beverages, supersize food portions

Public Hearing on Sugary Drink Ban in NYC

July 26, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my latest blog post for Huffington Post on the hearing for the ban on oversized drinks in New York …

Public Hearing on Sugary Drink Ban in NYCRead More

Filed Under: NYC Department of Health, Obesity, Portion control, Portion Teller, Public health, Soda Tagged With: Calories, Fast food, nutrition, portion size, Serving size, soda, weight loss

Rightsize your waist and your plate

January 25, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Rightsize your Plate and your Waist: Portion control for the New Year. Practicing portion control is one of the …

Rightsize your waist and your plateRead More

Filed Under: Dieting, Food portion, Healthy eating, Healthy goals, Nutrition, Portion control, Portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size Tagged With: Calories, Diets, Healthy goals, portion control, portion size, Serving size

New portion-size campaign: Cut your portions. Cut your risk.

January 9, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Today, the NYC Health Department, very proactive in fighting obesity and other public health issues, launches a new ad …

New portion-size campaign: Cut your portions. Cut your risk.Read More

Filed Under: Calories, Marion Nestle, NYC Department of Health, Obesity, Portion control, Portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size, Uncategorized Tagged With: Calories, Marion Nestle, NYC Department of Health, obesity, portion control, portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size

To cut calories, try cutting food in half!

May 13, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

New research reported in the May issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found what I have been …

To cut calories, try cutting food in half!Read More

Filed Under: Calories, Dieting, Food portion, Portion size, Portion Teller Tagged With: Calories, portion control, portion size, Portion Teller

What’s your portion IQ?

March 18, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Test your portion IQ: Wheel of Portion quiz With portion sizes so big these days, it is hard to get a handle on how …

What’s your portion IQ?Read More

Filed Under: Food portion, Portion control, Portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size, Uncategorized Tagged With: portion control, portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size

Eyeballing serving sizes

January 27, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Eyeballing serving sizes: a visual guide As I often tell my clients, if you happen to be cooking and eating at home, …

Eyeballing serving sizesRead More

Filed Under: Food portion, Portion control, Portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size, Weight control Tagged With: nutrition, portion control, portion size, Portion Teller

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