Portion Control: A Key to Weight Management

Cassie C. Gaisser, Karla P. Shelnutt, Lori Johnson, and Annie Wallau

Release Date: 3/19/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fy1219-2024

Family and Consumer Sciences

Abstract

Portion sizes and overall calorie intake in the United States have significantly increased over the last 50 years. Along with this increase in calories, portion sizes have grown larger over the years. Understanding portion control can help you eat the right amount of food to maintain a healthy weight. Written by Cassie C. Gaisser, Karla P. Shelnutt, Lori Johnson, and Annie Wallau, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, revised March 2024.

About this Publication

This document is FCS8937, a publication of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2011. Revised March 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2024 UF/IFAS.

This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

About the Authors

Cassie C. Gaisser, former undergraduate student, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department; Karla P. Shelnutt, associate professor, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences; Lori Johnson, Extension agent, family and consumer sciences, UF/IFAS Extension Lake County; and Annie Wallau, county Extension director and Extension agent III, MNM, UF/IFAS Extension Clay County; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Gaisser, C. C., Shelnutt, K. P., Johnson, L., & Wallau, A. (2024). Portion Control: A Key to Weight Management. EDIS, 2024(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1219-2024