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Tuesday, 16 April 2019

Portion size has a 'powerful effect' on eating patterns among kids, study shows

Young kids (aged 3 to 5) were found to be highly susceptible to overeating when given larger portion sizes, challenging the "self-regulation" theory, in which children are claimed to have a natural ability to respond to internal cues of hunger and fullness and adjust eating patterns accordingly, a study by researchers at Penn State suggested.

Read more about it via https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2019/04/15/Portion-size-has-a-powerful-effect-on-eating-patterns-among-kids-study-shows?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS

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