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Smaller plates don't help you eat less when you're hungry: research
July 30, 2018, American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
 

Tricking the brain into eating less by serving food on a smaller plate doesn't necessarily work, according a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers, who found that when people are food-deprived, they're more likely to identify a portion size accurately, no matter how it is served.

The new study, published in Appetite, debunks the popular diet trick based on the Delbouef illusion that predicts people will identify sizes differently when they are placed within a larger or smaller object. The classic experiment shows that people perceive a similar black circle is smaller when it embedded in a larger circle than when it is embedded in a smaller one.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-07-smaller-plates-dont-youre-hungry.html