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Wednesday, May 21, 2003A growing body of research shows that most people are blissfully unaware of how much food is being put in front of them, and they tend to eat whatever is on their plate or in a serving package. In studies using macaroni and cheese and submarine sandwiches, Pennsylvania State University researchers found adults ate at least 30% more calories when larger portions were put in front of them -- even though they generally were satisfied by the smaller portions. Package size makes a difference too. The same researchers found that women given a one-pound box of spaghetti to make a dinner for two removed an average of 234 strands. But if they were given a two-pound box and told to make the same dinner for two, they removed an average of 302 strands -- or 29% more. When frying chicken, women poured 3.5 ounces from a 16-ounce bottle of cooking oil, but used 23% more -- 4.3 ounces -- when they started with a 32-ounce bottle. Other studies of potato chips and chocolate candies show drastic increases in snacking when the subject is given a larger bag of food. Sounds as if we all have a collective memory of someone warning us not to waste that food because there are starving children in Africa. It's almost Jungian posted by Sydney on 5/21/2003 10:34:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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