Sometimes, it is not a lack of willpower that causes a person to overeat, but the wrong size and color of his plate.
Try taking a large plate and a smaller plate and putting the same amount of food on them.
A portion placed on a large plate will probably seem smaller to you.
The reason for this is the peculiarities of our perception: when food is served in large dishes, we subconsciously strive to fill the free space, which leads to an increase in the amount of food consumed.
According to a Cornell University study, adults and children who ate from larger plates consumed 44 percent more calories.
The color of the dishes also affects how much food we put on the plate.
Study participants who ate from white plates served themselves 22% more pasta than those who used red plates.
How can this be explained? It turns out that the answer lies in contrast: the more noticeable it is, the less we eat.
