Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Portion, Package or Tableware Size for Changing Selection and Consumption of Food, Alcohol and Tobacco. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;09: CD011045.

Authors

  • Gonçalo S. Duarte Laboratório de Farmacologia Clínica e Terapêutica. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal. Clinical Pharmacology Unit. Instituto de Medicina Molecular. Lisboa. Portugal. Centro de Estudos de Medicina Baseada na Evidência. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal.
  • Filipe Brogueira Rodrigues Laboratório de Farmacologia Clínica e Terapêutica. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal. Clinical Pharmacology Unit. Instituto de Medicina Molecular. Lisboa. Portugal. Huntington’s Disease Centre. Department of Neurodegenerative Disease. Institute of Neurology. University College London. London. United Kingdom.
  • João Costa Laboratório de Farmacologia Clínica e Terapêutica. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal. Clinical Pharmacology Unit. Instituto de Medicina Molecular. Lisboa. Portugal. Centro de Estudos de Medicina Baseada na Evidência. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal.
  • António Vaz-Carneiro Centro de Estudos de Medicina Baseada na Evidência. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal. Centro Colaborador Português da Rede Cochrane Ameroamerica. Lisboa. Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.7854

Keywords:

Alcohol Drinking, Cooking and Eating Utensils, Eating, Food Preferences, Portion Size, Product Packaging, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Smoking.

Abstract

Some of the main causes of mortality and morbidity among the developed countries – such as the cardiovascular, neurological
and oncologic diseases – are deeply associated with modifiable risk factors. Primordial/primary prevention strategies that alter our environment can have an impact on these risk factors. The authors of this Cochrane systematic review sought evidence from randomized controlled trials to study the effect of the size of portions, packages, dishes and cups, as well as their respective formats, on the consumption and selection of food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. Overall, this review concludes that the choice of larger portions results in an increased consumption in food, non-alcoholic beverages and tobacco.

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Author Biography

Filipe Brogueira Rodrigues, Laboratório de Farmacologia Clínica e Terapêutica. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal. Clinical Pharmacology Unit. Instituto de Medicina Molecular. Lisboa. Portugal. Huntington’s Disease Centre. Department of Neurodegenerative Disease. Institute of Neurology. University College London. London. United Kingdom.

C.P.: 56963

Published

2016-08-31

How to Cite

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Duarte GS, Brogueira Rodrigues F, Costa J, Vaz-Carneiro A. Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Portion, Package or Tableware Size for Changing Selection and Consumption of Food, Alcohol and Tobacco. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;09: CD011045. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 31 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];29(7-8):421-4. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/7854

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Cochrane Corner