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kaonwarb • yesterday at 10:27 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Ironically given the topic, the very first sentence on the page ("The size of your plate can influence how much food you eat.") is based on observational research that has not replicated in controlled studies. [0] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2129126/ [1] http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-019-0826-1?u...

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ggm • today at 12:39 AM

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5598018/

Duelling articles at 50 paces. Same publication channel.

hyperbovine • today at 12:41 AM

That’s not irony. Interesting, perhaps, but not ironic.

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-irony-is-not/

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e40 • today at 12:40 AM

I have definitely noticed that I will eat more or less depending on the size of the plate. Maybe it only applies to people who were taught to clean their plate, dunno.

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