Back to 50s helps with weight loss

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As they say, everything was better in the good old days. And if you mean the 1950s, you could at least say that people were thinner back then. No wonder they eat less. Back then, there was no snacking between meals, and more importantly, the portions were much smaller than they are today. In particular, the packaging in supermarkets was smaller. But even at home, we throw larger and larger portions on our plates and think nothing of it. If the way for British health professionals from Oxford and Cambridge Universities is clear, it must stop.

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“We need to reduce the portion sizes in the diet and return to the portion and plate sizes that existed in the 1950s,” the scientists demanded in the ‘British Medical Journal’. They concluded that many things—especially already unhealthy foods—like pizza or muffins are getting a lot bigger. According to him, people should save 159 calories a day simply by eating less. Restaurants and supermarkets should support them and offer smaller portions to facilitate weight loss.

If you compare the average body measurements of women today and in the past, the situation for women is significantly worse these days, and not just in the UK. According to the Federal Statistical Office, the average German woman wears a size 44, just like on the island. In the 1950s, women wore a size 40.

So maybe the idea of ​​small plates and therefore smaller portions isn’t so bad after all. (CENTIMETER)

Source : Blick