Offering downsized meal portions in addition to normal ones at cafeterias may help some people cut their calorie intake, Dutch researchers say.
They say the smaller portions could work in other settings, too, and might help curb obesity, although it's too soon to know if people compensate by eating more the rest of the day.
The report, published the International Journal of Obesity, is the first to look at how people's eating behaviors change if smaller meals are made easily available — both with and without a corresponding price cut.
For the study, researchers from VU University Amsterdam enlisted the help of 25 worksite cafeterias across The Netherlands. Each was randomly placed in one of three groups. Group one offered a hot meal two-thirds the regular size at two-thirds of the price, in addition to the existing choices.
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