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"Portion distortion can be overwhelming. A recent study published in the journal Health Economics revealed that portion labels affect how much people eat. Follow these tips from study co-author David R. Just, an associate professor and expert in behavioral economics at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, to outsmart label tricks and eat healthier portions. Pay Attention to Portions, Not Labels  The study found that when participants were served portions labeled &amp;quot;half-size&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;regular&amp;quot; versus &amp;quot;regular&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;double-size,&amp;quot; participants ate more when the portion was labeled regular and left 10 times the amount of food on their plate when it was called double-size. Whoever serves you could be dishing out way more than needed to silence your growling stomach. Pay attention to your hunger, not the supposed serving.  Watch Out for Sneaky Terms  Foods that claim to be healthy, like low fat, reduced calorie or foods packaged as 100 calories leave consumers believing that they need to eat more. Even when a food is marketed as healthy, moderation is key. Sometimes it&amp;#039;s even better to have a smaller portion of higher quality food because you&amp;#039;ll feel more satisfied. Set Guidelines Before You&amp;#039;re Tempted If you&amp;#039;re at a restaurant and know that you won&amp;#039;t be able to control your serving size, factor your willpower out of the equation. By deciding how much you eat before it&amp;#039;s in front of you, you make a calculated decision based on logic, not on your persistent growling stomach. Take a few minutes to come up with an amount that would be a reasonable calorie total and stick to it. Decide beforehand what you&amp;#039;re going to do with the extra food: doggy bag it and share with a spouse, give some to your kids so they can try some new food or save it for a thrifty lunch the next day. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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