Reductions to main meal portion sizes reduce daily energy intake regardless of perceived normality of portion size: a 5 day cross-over laboratory experiment

• Main Authors: Ashleigh Haynes (Author), Charlotte A. Hardman (Author), Jason C. G. Halford (Author), Susan A. Jebb (Author), Bethan R. Mead (Author), Eric Robinson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Smaller portions may help to reduce energy intake. However, there may be a limit to the magnitude of the portion size reduction that can be made before consumers respond by increasing intake of other food immediately or at later meals. We tested the theoretical prediction that re...