The goal is not to build a fortress around food. It is to eat in a way that keeps you comfortable enough to keep going.

A randomized trial evaluated the efficacy of a portion-control strategy (a specially designed dinner plate and breakfast bowl) on weight loss (Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:1277-1283). Researchers ...

Do you know how much to eat at every meal? According to a study by the National Institutes of Health, most Americans have no clue how much food to consume in a day. It’s safe to say that we know how ...

Portion control is a cornerstone of intuitive eating, quieting food noise and weight loss. But it can be a bit challenging to achieve when you don’t have a food scale or labeled portion control plates ...

KENT, Ohio - The correlation is clear - if you eat too much you gain weight. Also true is that people have difficulty choosing small portions of food. But optical illusions can fool the mind, say Kent ...

In today’s world, we are blinded by fast food and restaurant serving sizes. We have become accustomed to excessive portion sizes and constantly cleaning our plate. Understanding portion control is an ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel ...

After Macy’s pulled novelty plates that measure food portions by jean size, the small business that designed them has been overwhelmed by online orders. The retailer pulled the item from its flagship ...

The plates, which measure increasingly larger food portions using the circular measurements “skinny jeans,” “favorite jeans” and “mom jeans,” caused quite the stir over the weekend, as critics claimed ...

The USDA's 'My Plate' template makes it easier than ever to see just how much of each kind of food we should consumer each day. (Photo from FloridaToday.com) Those of us who are interested in portion ...

Pederson et al. recently conducted a 6-month randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of a portion-control plate in inducing weight loss among patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes.