The other day, as I was liberally forking pasta onto my dinner plate, I couldn't help but notice the size of the plate, itself. This thing was big. The next thing I noticed was how pitiful my portion ...

You may have caught Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped on television. The programme covers two topics of interest to me; portion sizes and plate sizes. There is evidence that portion sizes of commercially ...

An optical illusion documented by Belgian philosopher Franz Joseph Delboeuf in the 1860s could help to explain why smaller plates could help us battle the bulge, according to a new study. While ...

It’s difficult to fool a hungry brain. When people want to eat less, but not feel deprived, the popular advice is to use smaller plates to make the portions seem bigger. TODAY put the idea to the test ...

All-you-can-eat buffets are about indulging, so why do they make the plates so tiny? We deep dive into the marketing choices ...

Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has been on a crusade to tackle Ireland’s food waste problem, urging restaurants to serve smaller portions and decrying the use of ...

Washington D.C.: Besides running on treadmill for hours to cut down unnecessary fat from your body, using smaller plates can also be highly effective. Previously, a lot of researches have been ...

With plate sizes ballooning, it’s difficult to know how much you should be eating. A dietitian weighs in on Britain’s favourite meals Emily Craig is a health journalist with a special interest in ...