| The first step to loose weight and be
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| | food or fast food chains. In addition the
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| healthy is to control your eating habits.
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| | portion sizes are considerably smaller
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| Loosing weight starts with eating
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| | than in America. I recently had dinner in
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| moderately.
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| | a steakhouse and the smallest portion
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| Did you know that your new automobile is
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| | available on the menu was a 10 oz filet
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| likely to have a larger cup-holder than
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| | mignon. That is about three times larger
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| your older model? That restaurants use
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| | than the average size of a portion of
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| larger plates, bakers are selling larger
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| | meat in Italy.
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| muffins, pizzerias have larger pans, and
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| | I noticed myself many times that people
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| fast food companies are using larger
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| | moving to the USA from other countries
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| French fries and drink containers than 20
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| | would gain weight in few months. There is
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| years ago? Did you know that identical
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| | no doubt in my mind that the large amount
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| recipes for cookies and desserts in the
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| | of food we ingest today is one of the
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| old editions of "Joy of Cooking" specify
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| | main causes for the general growth of
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| fewer servings?
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| | overweight in America. This doesn't
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| It is evident to all of us that
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| | affect only people with a weight problem,
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| overweight and obesity have increased
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| | but also those who are maybe only a few
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| sharply in the USA in adults and children
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| | pounds over and struggle to control the
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| in the last few years. Since studies show
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| | size of their waistline. In an
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| that activity of people has not changed
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| | environment where lifestyle and
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| much in the last decades, the increase in
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| | advertising pushes to eat out more and in
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| body overweight must come from a change
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| | larger quantities it is imperative that
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| in the food intake. Considering that
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| | we learn how to control ourselves.
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| about half the people in the USA consume
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| | One very good way to start I learned from
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| their meals outside the home, the portion
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| | a trainer at the gym, and I encourage
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| sizes become an important factor in the
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| | everyone to try. It is very simple: On a
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| increase of body overweight.
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| | notepad write down everyday for a week
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| The American Journal of Public Health
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| | everything that you ingest. Take note of
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| published a study about the current sizes
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| | the quantities, not only for the main
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| of portions in restaurants, fast foods,
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| | meals, but even the smallest things such
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| and food manufacturers. The authors
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| | as drinks, candies and snacks. Then with
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| compared the data with the sizes of the
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| | the help of a calorie chart add up the
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| past 30 years, and they came up with some
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| | numbers. Many people say "I don't know
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| amazing numbers. First they noted that
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| | how I gain weight. I don't eat very
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| all the portions offered in every
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| | much". I bet they are ready for a big
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| category exceed by far the guidelines of
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| | surprise. It is incredible how all those
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| the USDA and the FDA. Cookies are seven
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| | little things we munch during the day add
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| times bigger than recommended, cooked
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| | up to a large number of calories.
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| pasta five times larger, muffins three
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| | After the shock, the realization will
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| times larger, and so on.
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| | come that something needs to be done.
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| Then they discovered that portion sizes
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| | First it is important to understand what
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| began to grow in the 1970s and have
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| | a regular portion looks like. 3 oz meat:
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| continued to grow at the same rate as
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| | is approximately the size of a deck of
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| body overweight. Food and fast food
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| | cards or a bar of soap (when was the last
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| companies today promote larger items and
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| | time you saw a steak of that size?); 3 oz
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| use larger sizes as selling points.
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| | fish: the size of a checkbook; 1 oz
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| Widespread price competition has induced
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| | cheese: the size of matchbox; one medium
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| manufacturers to introduce larger items
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| | potato: the size of a computer mouse; 1
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| as a means to expand market share, since
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| | cup pasta: the size of two eggs.
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| they discovered that profit rises when
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| | When eating out choose the small or
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| the product size is increased. In the mid
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| | medium sizes instead of the large ones.
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| '50s Mc Donald offered only one size of
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| | Ask for half of the meal to be packed to
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| French fries: that size today is called
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| | go. Share your portion with a friend.
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| "small". The food industry invests
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| | Don't eat the bread and butter before the
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| billions in making their products more
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| | meal. For your home don't buy a lot of
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| attractive, sexier, saltier, or sweeter
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| | food, but buy single serving packages. If
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| and we are vulnerable to their
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| | you snack don't eat from the bag, but
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| promotions. This happens at a moment when
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| | place a few chips or crackers on a dish.
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| we became more sedentary and kids spend
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| | Cut in the amount of sauces, mayonnaise
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| longer hours in front of the TV or their
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| | and cream cheese, and use low calories
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| computers.
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| | types. If you are a big eater fill
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| Going to Europe or other countries we see
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| | yourself with a large quantity of
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| some striking differences in the food
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| | vegetables and eventually fresh fruit.
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| habits. First of all there is not so much
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| | In conclusion: Everyone that tries to
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| advertising about food. Most of the
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| | keep weight under control knows how
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| Italian TV ads are about basic
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| | difficult it is. The first step is to be
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| ingredients such as olive oil, wine, and
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| | inventive in ways to reduce the sizes of
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| pasta, and not so much about prepackaged
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| | the food portions.
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