Portion sizes: Am I eating the right amount? - The Food Chain podcast, BBC World Service

How much food is the “right” amount - and why is it so hard to work that out? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Ruth Alexander explores the world of portion sizes, starting with the rise of “portion distortion” in the United States, where supersized sodas and giant restaurant plates became the norm. Nutritionist Lisa Young explains how this shift happened, and what it’s meant for public health. In São Paulo, dietitian Marle Alvarenga shares new research comparing Brazil, France, and the US, revealing how culture and globalisation shape what feels like a normal portion. Why are French plates so much smaller - and meals so much slower - than in Brazil or America? And psychologist Lenny Vartanian in Sydney explains the powerful pull of portion size on our behaviour: why bigger servings make us eat more, even when we know better, and why education alone isn’t enough to change our habits. 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Comparing portion sizes in the UK and US 03:00 When did portion sizes start increasing? 04:48 Comparing portion sizes in Brazil, the US and France 08:12 The Americanisation of the food system 11:12 Do bigger portions mean we eat more? 13:29 Are we more likely to trust someone else’s judgement about how much we should eat? 14:17 How much attention do we pay to portion size recommendations on packaged foods? 16:08 Dr Lenny Vartanian’s advice on how to approach larger portions 18:09 How much food should we put on our plates? 18:56 Does the size of our plate affect how much we eat? 21:40 Simple advice for getting portion sizes right and not overeating Presenter: Ruth Alexander Producer: Izzy Greenfield Editor: Sara Wadeson Check out more episodes of The Food Chain here 👉🏽    • The Food Chain   ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #portioncontrol #portionsize #food