How to Lose Weight Series - Habit 8
- Pooja
- Jun 16, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: May 16, 2019
“ Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.”
Who would have thought that a simple habit of changing ones plate can change ones life. And yet that’s how simple it can be to reduce waist and waste.
It is interesting to learn that since 1960 the overall surface area of an average dinner plate size has increased 36%. Within a span of a decade, there was found an epidemiological transition to lifestyle diseases from infectious diseases. This was first described in 1971 by Abdel Omran, an Egyptian-born professor at the University of North Carolina. As per the writing in the Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly, he drew a map of disease through human history in which he charted this gradual replacement of infectious with chronic diseases as the main causes of death. I wonder how co-incidental this could be.
So going back to our sustainable and sure methodology of leading a holistic and wellness filled lifestyle, would suggest to substitute your plate and continue eating an early dinner in a small plate.
Scientific fact checks:
Scientific studies by University of Cornell, conducted on adults found that people eat more off larger plates.
Studies by Professor Brian Wansink, founder of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab have observed that people serve themselves in proportion to the plate size they have been given.
Plate size and color suggestibility : The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behaviour also suggest the same.
So, keep a tab on your weight and within a period of 30 days you will surely note a sizeable difference. Bingo!! Keep on the "Wellness" road and weight loss will follow.
References:
Plate Size Matters: Dr. Lisa Young
Lifestyle Diseases Saddle Poor Countries, Jan 9, 2009
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20306781,00.html#welcome-to-the-small-plate-movement-0
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