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Portion Distortion
Portion Distortion
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Creeping portion distortion
How food portion sizes have changed in 20 years.
Slides marked by are adapted from “Portion Distortion” by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion
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Guess the calorie difference!
Bagel
350 calories 140 calories
210 calories!
20 Years Ago
3-inch diameter
Today
6-inch diameter
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Larger portions add up100 extra calories per day
10 pound weight gain per year
Maintaining a healthy weight is a balancing actCalories In = Calories Out
5 *Based on 130-pound person
How long would you have
to rake leaves to burn about 210 calories*?
Increased size:
210 MORE calories
50 minutes
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Guess the calorie difference!
Cheeseburger
590 calories
20 Years Ago Today
333 calories
257 calories!
7 *Based on 130-pound person
How long would you have to lift weights to burn
about 257 calories*?
Increased size:
257 MORE calories
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Guess the calorie difference!
Spaghetti and Meatballs
1,025 calories 500 calories
525 calories!
20 Years Ago Today
1 c. spaghetti with sauce &3 small meatballs
2 c. spaghetti with sauce &3 largemeatballs
9 *Based on 130-pound person
How long would you have
to clean house to burn about 525 calories*?
Increased size:
525 MORE calories
2 hours and 35 minutes
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Guess the calorie difference!
French Fries
610 calories 210 calories
400 calories!
20 Years Ago Today
2.4 ounces 6.9 ounces
11 *Based on 160-pound person
How long would you have to walk leisurely to burn approximately
400 calories*?
Increased size:
400 MORE calories
1 hour and 10 minutes
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Soda
Guess the calorie difference!
85 calories
20 ounces
Today
6.5 ounces
20 Years Ago
250 calories
165 calories!
13 *Based on 160-pound person
How long would you
have to garden to burn about 165 calories*?
Increased size:
165 MORE calories
35 minutes
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Guess the calorie difference!
Coffee
350 calories 45 calories
305 calories!
20 Years Ago TodayCoffee, 8 ounces(with whole milk & sugar)
Mocha coffee, 16 ounces(with steamed whole milk& mocha syrup)
15 *Based on 130-pound person
How long would you have to walk to burn about
305 calories*?
Increased size:
305 MORE calories
1 hour and 20 minutes
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Guess the calorie difference!
Muffin
500 calories 210 calories
290 calories!
20 Years Ago Today
1.5 ounces 4 ounces
17 *Based on 130-pound person
How long would you have to vacuum to burn about
290 calories*?
Increased size:
290 MORE calories
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Pepperoni Pizza20 Years Ago Today
500 calories 850 calories
Guess the calorie difference!
350 calories!
19 *Based on 160-pound person
How long would you have to golf – walking and carrying clubs – to burn about
350 calories*?
Increased size: 350 MORE calories
1 hour
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20 Years Ago
5 cups
PopcornToday
11 cups
Guess the calorie difference!
270 calories 630 calories
360 calories!
21 *Based on 160-pound person
How long would you have to do water aerobics
to burn about 360 calories*?
Increased size:
360 MORE calories
1 hour and 10 minutes
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Chocolate chip cookie
Guess the calorie difference!
220 calories!
20 Years Ago
1.5 inch diameter
Today
3.5 inch diameter
55 calories 275 calories
23 *Based on 130-pound person
How long would you have to wash the car to
burn about 220 calories*?
Increased size:
220 MORE calories
1 hour and 15 minutes
The Size Of A Dinner Plate-
• 2 Inches Bigger On Average • Our dinner plates have gotten bigger over the years,
as have our restaurant portions in most cases. The average dinner plate of your grandmothers time was quite a bit smaller in diameter. The dinner plate of the 1960's is 30 % smaller. We have increased our portion size to fit these bigger plates without even being aware.
