from journal Pediatrics
Super-sizing has been criticized at
restaurants, but at home there is another
kind of super-sizing at the dinner table.
Americans use larger dishware than they
did in the past. Previous studies have
shown that children eat more when served
more. But a study appearing in the
journal Pediatrics, published by the
American Academy of Pediatrics, sought to
find out if larger plates led to greater
amounts of food eaten by children. First
graders with larger plates who served
themselves did take more food and they
did consume more food. An notable
exception was that the children did not
take more vegetables when using larger
dishes. Authors, from Temple University,
say encouraging parents to use smaller
dishware at home can be an effective way
to control age-appropriate size and
consumption during meals.