As a nutritionist recognizing the importance of managing portion sizes for good health, I have been tracking changes in …
My op-ed in the NY Daily News: Regular-size yourself: Portion sizes keep growing; consumers must fight back.
Having studied increasing portion sizes and its relationship to the US obesity epidemic, I was intrigued by the recent …
Fast food still unhealthy: What to do
Below is my latest blog post for Huffington Post. You can also read it HERE. Fast food is known to be high in …
Americans eating less fast food!
Below is my latest blog post for Huffington Post. You can also read it here. The Center for Disease Control …
Growing portion sizes in the US: time for action
Below is my latest post for Huffington Post. I highlight key points from my latest academic paper on growing portion …
Back to the Future: A Return to Smaller Beverage Sizes
Here is my latest blog post for Huffington Post. New York City’s Board of Health recently approved Mayor …
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Public Hearing on Sugary Drink Ban in NYC
Below is my latest blog post for Huffington Post on the hearing for the ban on oversized drinks in New York …
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 …
Teens underestimate calories!
New research from Harvard has reported that teenagers underestimate the number of calories in fast-food meals. Often by …
Unhappy Meals
The Happy Meal--and other fatty and salty meals marketed to kids—may soon be an Unhappy Meal if a member of the City …