How well do adolescents determine portion sizes of foods and beverages?

SOURCE: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): Nelia P.Steyn, MarjanneSenekal, Shane A.Norris, LindiweWhati, Jennifer M.MacKeown, Johanna H.Nel
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4780
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4780

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Abstract

This article reports on a study examining how well adolescents of twelve and thirteen years are able to select the correct dietary portion sizes for different food items.