Smaller Portions Help You Lose Weight
Weight Loss Study Summary
A recent weight loss study shows that women ate more when they were served
bigger portions, but they felt just as full if they were given smaller
portions with much fewer calories.
Weight Loss Study Methods
Researchers served 39 women three different portion sizes of a baked pasta
dish made with varying amounts of vegetables, cheese and shells. The dishes
with more greens had fewer calories per serving.
Weight Loss Study Results
They reported no significant differences in hunger and fullness when they
ate two cups of the lower-calorie pasta made with more vegetables than
they did when they ate 31/2 cups of the one higher in calories. When participants
ate the larger dish with fewer vegetables, they had 221 more calories.
Source: www.usatoday.com Oct 2003
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