Low literacy can lead to food 'portion distortion'

Sunday, March 1, 2009 - 10:21 in Health & Medicine

How big is a serving of spaghetti or a cup of cranberry juice? Correctly estimating the size of a food serving is important for maintaining a healthy weight, but a new study suggests people with lower literacy levels might have a more difficult time sizing up the foods they eat...

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