This is an invited post I wrote for Huffington Post on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed ban on soda sizes in NYC. …
Chocolate bars on a diet?!
Last week, Mars, Inc. announced it will stop shipping chocolate bars that “exceed 250 calories per portion by the end of …
NYC’s Portion Campaign Continues
A month ago, the NYC Department of Health launched a new campaign on portion sizes--Cut Your Portions. Cut Your …
Bigger coffee cups
How big can a coffee cup get? These days, very big! Reporting in The Journal of Queen’s University, Tim Hortons in …
Rightsize your waist and your plate
Rightsize your Plate and your Waist: Portion control for the New Year. Practicing portion control is one of the …
New portion-size campaign: Cut your portions. Cut your risk.
Today, the NYC Health Department, very proactive in fighting obesity and other public health issues, launches a new ad …
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Unrealistic serving sizes
Unrealistic serving sizes Do you know anyone who eats only ¾ cup cereal, ½ cup of ice cream, or 1 cup of soup at a …
What’s your portion IQ?
Test your portion IQ: Wheel of Portion quiz With portion sizes so big these days, it is hard to get a handle on how …
Eyeballing serving sizes
Eyeballing serving sizes: a visual guide As I often tell my clients, if you happen to be cooking and eating at home, …
Starbucks debuts quart size drinks!
Starbucks debuts quart-size beverages Starbucks recently announced the introduction of a new larger size beverage to …
McDonald’s Japan beefing up portions!
McDonald’s Japan is beefing up portions! Americans are fat enough. And McDonald’s certainly hasn’t helped the …