Mechanisms underlying the portion-size effect

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 144, Issue , 2015, Pages 129-136

  Peter Herman, C ^a   Polivy, Janet ^a   Pliner, Patricia ^a   Vartanian, Lenny R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Bite size; Food intake; Portion size; Visual cues

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; BITE; CALORIC INTAKE; DECISION MAKING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUNGER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MINDFULNESS; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PALATABILITY; PORTION SIZE; PORTION SIZE EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATIETY; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; THINKING; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION; ANIMAL; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CUES; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PORTION SIZE;

EID: 84925815723     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.03.025     Document Type: Review

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