| FDA and restrictions on portion breakdown? What is the ideal “Portion size”? Do we even have one?

FDA and restrictions on portion breakdown? What is the ideal “Portion size”? Do we even have one?

K!d-x asked:


Why are Americans so fat? The theory: “More food, more hunger? Or maybe the FDA has failed to tell us/them what an “ideal portion size” is. Read the facts and they all state different. So why don’t we have an ideal portion size? The most common conventional cause of death in industrialized countries (USA) is cardiovascular disease. Some cereals look very healthy, but read carefully… Example: Serving size: 1Cup. Others read: serving size 1/2 Cup. with 200plus calories P/S. (Who really eats 1/2 cup) A bag of 99cent Potatoe chips seems OK, right? Read carefully: 2.5-3.0 servings in everybag with 200 calories P/S. So why has the FDA failed to put restrictions and an “ideal portion size” Why do Fast food companies keep deceiving the consumer? Why are they allowed to break down the portions as they please? Should the FDA do something about it?

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One Response to “FDA and restrictions on portion breakdown? What is the ideal “Portion size”? Do we even have one?”

  1. cavorim on March 15th, 2009 2:49 pm

    Because hopefully at least some of the people have retained sufficient ability for independent thought to be able to work this out for themselves. You absolutely know when you are eating too much - just as you know when you are being greedy.