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Dr. Lisa Young, PhD, RDN

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My op-ed in the NY Daily News: Regular-size yourself: Portion sizes keep growing; consumers must fight back.

March 20, 2019 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Having studied increasing portion sizes and its relationship to the US obesity epidemic, I was intrigued by the recent …

My op-ed in the NY Daily News: Regular-size yourself: Portion sizes keep growing; consumers must fight back.Read More

Filed Under: Portion size Tagged With: Burger King, Fast food, food portions, McDonald's, obesity, Portion sizes, Supersize

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

The Battle Against Big Soda Continues

June 26, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is a blog post just published for Huffington Post on Mayor Bloomberg's proposal on sugary beverages. Here is the …

The Battle Against Big Soda ContinuesRead More

Filed Under: Calories, Liquid calories, NYC Department of Health, Obesity, Portion control, Portion size, Serving size, Weight control Tagged With: Burger King, Calories, KFC, McDonald's, NYC Department of Health, obesity, portion control, portion size, Serving size, soda, Supersize

Bigger coffee cups

February 6, 2012 //  by ncreatives

How big can a coffee cup get? These days, very big! Reporting in The Journal of Queen’s University, Tim Hortons in …

Bigger coffee cupsRead More

Filed Under: Calories, Food portion, Portion control, Portion size, Serving size, Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Uncategorized Tagged With: Calories, Fast food, McDonald's, portion size, Serving size, Starbucks, Tim Hortons

McDonald’s: Mexico versus US

October 12, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

I recently returned from lecturing at the annual Food Technology Summit and Expo held in Mexico City. I was speaking on …

McDonald’s: Mexico versus USRead More

Filed Under: Calories, McDonald's, Obesity, Portion size, Uncategorized Tagged With: Calories, McDonald's, portion size, Serving size, Supersize

McDonald’s: U.S. versus Argentina

September 12, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

I recently returned from lecturing in Buenos Aires on portion sizes and, of course, I could not resist visiting a local …

McDonald’s: U.S. versus ArgentinaRead More

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Calories, McDonald's, portion size

McDonald’s Japan beefing up portions!

January 17, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

McDonald’s Japan is beefing up portions! Americans are fat enough. And McDonald’s certainly hasn’t helped the …

McDonald’s Japan beefing up portions!Read More

Filed Under: Portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size, Super Size Me, Weight control Tagged With: McDonald's, obesity, portion size, Serving size, Super Size Me, Supersize

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