Reducing food portion sizes critical to tackle obesity, argue experts

Public Release: 2-Dec-2015
Reducing food portion sizes critical to tackle obesity, argue experts
Authors make several suggestions on how to reduce the size, availability and appeal of food portions
BMJ [British Medical Journal]

Reducing the size of large food portions, packaging and tableware could help to tackle obesity, argue experts in The BMJ this week.

Theresa Marteau from the University of Cambridge and colleagues recently published a Cochrane review that found the "most conclusive evidence to date" that people consume more food or drinks from larger size portions or packages, and when using larger items of tableware.

They showed that eliminating larger portions completely could reduce daily energy intake consumed by 12% to 16% among UK adults, and by 22% to 29% among US adults.

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