Healthy portion sizes are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, "but of course everybody needs different amounts of calories," Burak says. The latest food portion sizes from the USDA come packaged at three ...

There are many things to consider when you're on a weight-loss mission. Exercise and eating the right foods are key players, but portion control is equally as important. Portion sizes are helpful for ...

Many people assume some personal failing when they find it challenging to stick to a healthy diet. What we often forget, however, is that some of the most easily available, affordable foods are made ...

Obesity has been clocking up headlines recently. From whether it should be classed as a disease, to how to cut our children’s sugar intake, barely a day passes without some reference to tackling the ...

With out of control portion sizes these days, it may be hard to keep track of how much of which foods you should have each day, let alone have to measure it all. Now, you can easily visualize portion ...

In a bid to raise awareness around portion sizes and encourage people to eat more balanced diets, the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) today (14 January) launched a portion size guide, Find Your ...

If you are what you eat, then there's a good chance that you are super-sized. When McDonald's recently announced that it would be phasing out its "super size" French fries and soft drink portions in ...

Active Aging is weekly series that provides wellness tips and creative living ideas for the active aging lifestyle. As we age, our metabolism slows down, and often, our level of activity follows suit.

The British Nutrition Foundation released this month new portion-size guidelines designed to help people eat the right amounts of each food group – and possibly help them avoid overeating. “It’s ...

GREENSBORO, NC -- We say a lot with our hands, just think of the thumbs-up, the "OK" sign and of course the "2". There are other things we could say using our hands that aren't so nice, but we're not ...