Over the past few decades, portion sizes at restaurants and in packaged foods have ballooned to shocking levels. What used to be a modest meal is now often enough to feed two or even three people.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Portion information on food packaging is too “confusing, inconsistent or unrealistic” for people to get ...

Have you ever been enjoying a sleeve of Oreos when someone decides to chime in with the fact that, actually, a serving size is only three cookies? We hear about “serving sizes,” “portions” and often ...

One of the challenges to losing weight is choosing the correct portion size and not overeating. This is true for both packaged products and homemade food. Even if all you eat is high grade foods, you ...

Aldi shoppers are starting to notice something about their favorite products at the retailer: They've seemingly shrunk in ...

Not many people cook or eat meals and snacks served in perfectly measured and weighed portion sizes. Even foods that come in packages mention serving sizes that are difficult to understand. How many ...

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Ever since Boots first pioneered the art of offering a sandwich, snack and drink together for a bargain price, the UK has been infatuated with the “meal deal”. Every week, twice a week, a third of us ...

Food research and training charity IGD is urging food and drink businesses in the UK to consider portion reduction as part of their strategy to meet national public health targets and reduce calorie ...