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Help at Hand for People Watching Their Weight

Released: 12-Jul-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Source Newsroom: University of Sydney

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Journal of Nutritional Science

Newswise — Researchers from the University of Sydney's Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders have developed a portable and easy-to-use method to help people estimate portion size using only their hands.
In the first-ever study to assess the accuracy of hand-based methods for measuring food portions, finger width was used as a 'ruler' to gauge the dimensions of foods and glasses of liquids. These measurements, combined with geometric formulas of volume and food density factors, resulted in an objective and acceptably accurate estimate of the weight of the food.

Help At Hand For People Watching Their Weight 

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Good food needs preparation with spanking clean utensils.  It cannot be called good cooking if people fall ill after eating your food.  A good cook will use only the cleanest utensils but also ensure that generally everything is prepared in a safe environment.