Want to help fight childhood obesity? A new study from Cornell found that changing a surprising habit could help prevent your children from gaining excess pounds.
“The quickest way parents can help kids eat less might be to grab them a smaller bowl,” says Brian Ven Ittersum, professor of behavioral economics at Cornell and lead author of the study. “Make it 12 ounces rather than the 20 ounces we use.”
In the study, researchers randomly gave 8-ounce or 16-ounce cereal bowls to 69 preschoolers, and the kids were fed until they indicated they were full. Children with bigger bowls asked for 87 percent more cereal and milk. Weight, race and gender played no role in how much food the children requested.
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