At Temple lab, a child's-eye view of how to eat
Want your children to eat less?
Let them serve themselves. They probably won't dole out a supersize portion on their own.
Or pour drinks into tall, narrow glasses rather than short, wide ones; they'll think they are getting more (so will you).
With Americans spending billions of dollars a year on fat-loss techniques ranging from celebrity diets to stomach-stapling surgery, the relatively new field of behavioral nutrition examines more down-to-earth questions.
Can you reduce the attraction of sweets? Can you supersize fruits and vegetables? (Yes in both cases, although it depends on the child.) Click here for full article.