Have oversized servings in restaurants distorted our view of what’s normal?
In a recent study, scientists randomly assigned 277 people to be served a lunch with either a larger (440-calorie) or smaller (220-calorie) portion of quiche.
The next day, the participants were told to serve themselves a portion from a full, family-sized quiche. (The researchers pretended that the study had some other purpose.)
People who had gotten the larger serving on day one served themselves a larger portion on day two. What’s more, they also chose a larger serving when asked to identify a “normal” portion of quiche that day or a week later.
What to do
Think twice before you eat everything a restaurant serves you. Odds are, you’d feel full with less.
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