Did you know???????
As portion sizes grow, so do our waistlines. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 44 million Americans are considered obese by body mass index (or have a BMI score of 30 or greater), reflecting an increase of 74 percent since 1991.
Bigger and Better?
While the explanations for this growth "spurt" are several, expanding portion sizes seem to be at the crux of the matter. According to Lisa Young, PhD, RD, adjunct assistant professor at New York University, portion sizes have never been bigger. Young's research reveals that fast food, restaurant and prepared food portion sizes are 2 to 5 times as large today as they were in the 1970s.
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