Getting a doggy bag of leftovers may cut down on food waste - but it may derail your diet and exercise goals, a new study claims. This issue is becoming more of a concern as portion sizes grow, and those who 'just eat half' their meal are still consuming plenty of calories. Krishna and co-author Linda Hagen of the University of Southern California carried out five studies to see how leftovers may skew our perception of our own eating habits. 'Larger leftovers reduce perceived consumption, which leads people to feel better about themselves. A study by other researchers found that when portion sizes grow by 100 percent, people only eat 35 percent more.

Source: Daily Mail September 07, 2018 20:45 UTC