Over the past 50 years, restaurants have been changing their serving size to help make their meals appear more valuable and appealing to their customers. But, these larger serving sizes may be the reason why so many people are becoming obese.
Check out this article that displays the difference between a serving 50 years ago compared to a serving now. A CDC Infographic shows how today's super-sized serving size is the new normal compared to now.
Statistics from a CDC study have shown that simply eating one fast food meal per week with today's serving sizes can cause you to become obese. That's because there is too much fat, sodium, and calories in most servings.
I think the largest jump is the increase of fountain drinks that contain high fructose corn syrup. They've jumped from 7 ounces per drink sold to a huge 42 ounces per drink sold. High fructose corn syrup has been proven to inhibit the hormone Leptin which tells the brain you're full, thus causing you to be able to eat greater amounts of food at a sitting.
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