ReviewCurrent obesity reports2017
Portion Size: Latest Developments and Interventions.
Review in Current obesity reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Effect of Portion Size Interventions on Energy Intake and Risk of Obesity in School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- The cerebellum plays more than one role in the dysregulation of appetite: Review of structural evidence from typical and eating disorder populations.Brain and behavior · 2023Pooled it
- Development and validation of an online tool to assess perceived portion size norms of discretionary foods.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Trial
- Effect of food portion on masticatory parameters in 8- to 10-year-old children.Journal of texture studies · 2023Trial
- Reductions to main meal portion sizes reduce daily energy intake regardless of perceived normality of portion size: a 5 day cross-over laboratory experiment.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Trial
- Increased Hunger, Food Cravings, Food Reward, and Portion Size Selection after Sleep Curtailment in Women Without Obesity.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- Impact of reducing portion sizes in worksite cafeterias: a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Trial
- A simple action reduces high-fat diet intake and obesity in mice.Current biology : CB · 2025Article
- Differences in the Perception of Snacks and Beverages Portion Sizes Depending on Body Mass Index.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Portion Estimation, Satiety Perception and Energy Intake Following Different Breakfast Portion Sizes in Healthy Adults.Nutrition bulletin · 2025Article
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- Method to define recommended portion sizes for consumer guidance.European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Smaller meat portions contribute the most to reducing meat consumption in the United Kingdom.Nature food · 2024Article
- Differences in Portion Sizes in Brazil, France, and the USA.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Position statement on nutrition therapy for overweight and obesity: nutrition department of the Brazilian association for the study of obesity and metabolic syndrome (ABESO-2022).Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2023Review
- Optimising blood glucose control with portioned meal box in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a randomised control trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Evaluating augmented reality for 'real life' teaching of food portion concepts.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2022Article
- Eating behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs that contribute to overweight and obesity among women in Lilongwe City, Malawi: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- A Stepwise Approach to Prescribe Dietary Advice for Weight Management in Postpartum and Midlife Women.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2022Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe aim of this review is to provide an overview of (1) underlying mechanisms of the effect of portion size on energy intake, (2) external factors explaining the portion size effect and (3) interventions and measurements aimed at food portion size. RECENT
findingsPrevious studies have shown that portion sizes have increased in recent decades. Many experimental studies have been conducted to unravel the mechanisms underlying the portion-size effect on food intake (e.g. the appropriateness mechanism, the 'unit bias' mechanism, the 'previous experience/expectation' mechanism, the 'visual cue' mechanism and the 'bite size' mechanism). In addition, external factors have been found to drive food portion selection and consumption (e.g. value for money, mindless eating, levels of awareness, estimation bias. Research on several interventions (ranging from 'providing information' to 'eliminating choice') have been conducted, but remain scarce, especially intervention studies in which portion size is a key focus in weight loss. Moreover, only three new instruments with respect to portion control behavior have been developed. There is considerable evidence for the portion-size effect on energy intake. However, the work on interventions targeting portion size and measurements for portion control behavior are limited. Moreover, from the literature it is not yet clear what type of interventions work best, for whom and in what context.
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