Have we lost the ability
to control food portions, satiation and the temptation to stop
eating? Amongst Americans, big is touted as better. Food is
a way of the American culture. From sporting events, restaurants,
shopping centers, to the workplace, foods is abundant in ample
supply. Most of us are usually steps away from a favorite fast
food restaurant.
A trough
of garbage salad can be just as caloric as a burger. The quantity
of sustenance is equivocally relevant as its food type. Minding
portions is significantly important for managing a healthy
lifestyle. Just as super-sized food portions have found has
prowled its way into American hearts, it has changed the waistlines
and overall health of the population. The dilemma encompasses
several issues:
1) Lack
of normal food portions
2) Unconscious caloric intake
3) Restaurants serve up cuisine in mammoth portions
4) All-you-can-eat buffets represent budget-friendly ways
to feed the American family
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research shows that items one, two and three account for the
emerging obesity epidemic. For instance, a normal sized bagel
is equivalent to two-servings of bread or 150 calories. On
the contrary, many American bakeries feature gargantuan bagels
with 300 to 500 calories. Bagels are not the only items that
have been upgraded in size. Carbonated sodas have increased
from 12 ounces to 20 ounces. Small sized potato chips have
grown too.
Amongst
dietician researchers, people are prone to eat more when fed
more. To test the hypothesis, subjects were administered four
different portion sizes of macaroni and cheese. The study
showed that the more participants were fed, the more they
consumed. Another finding of the research, depicted the volunteers
not to compensate for over consumption from one meal to the
next. Finally, medical investigators noted that the participants
did not rely on the body's natural sense of satiation to curtail
overeating.
