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“It was an education in portion size”. Experience of eating a healthy diet and barriers to long term dietary change

•A qualitative study of expectations and experience of eating a healthy diet.•Views of portion sizes were distorted but people were not hungry eating smaller portions.•Unhealthy food and junk food was seen as better value for money than healthy eating.•A healthy diet without sweet snacks (e.g. choco...

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Published in:Appetite 2013-12, Vol.71, p.411-419
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education
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
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issues and policy
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Middle Aged
Portion Size
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Value for money
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