Single Serving Portion Sized Meals and Weight Management

SSPSM: Nutrition-Related Knowledge (2014)

• Intervention
  In overweight/obese adults (aged 19+ years), what is the effect of consuming single serving portion sized meals on nutrition-related knowledge?

  • Conclusion
    One long-term study in overweight/obese adults (aged 19+ years) reported that consumption of one or more single serving portion sized meals per day as part of a weight management program increased knowledge of calories per food portion, when provided with specific information about the portion sizes and the number of calories and fat grams in each food. Additional studies in this area are needed.
    
    
    
     
  • Grade: III
    • Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
    • Grade II is Fair;
    • Grade III is Limited/Weak;
    • Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
    • Grade V is Not Assignable.
    • High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
    • Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
    • Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
    • Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
    • Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.
  • Evidence Summary: In overweight/obese adults (aged 19+ years), what is the effect of consuming single serving portion sized meals on nutrition-related knowledge?
    • Detail
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    • Worksheets
      • Wing RR, Jeffery RW. Food provision as a strategy to promote weight loss. Obes Res. 2001; 9 Suppl. 4: 271S-275S.
  • Search Plan and Results: SSPSM: Consumption of Single Serving Portion Sized Meals in Adults 2014
     
  In overweight/obese children and adolescents (aged 6-18 years), what is the effect of consuming single serving portion sized meals on nutrition-related knowledge?

  • Conclusion
    There were no studies identified to address consumption of single serving portion sized meals on nutrition-related knowledge in overweight/obese children and adolescents (aged 6-18 years).
  • Grade: V
    • Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
    • Grade II is Fair;
    • Grade III is Limited/Weak;
    • Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
    • Grade V is Not Assignable.
    • High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
    • Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
    • Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
    • Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
    • Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.
  • Search Plan and Results: SSPSM: Consumption of Single Serving Portion Sized Meals in Children 2014