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Size and shape of plates and size of wine glasses and bottles: impact on self-serving of food and alcohol

BACKGROUND: The physical properties of tableware could influence selection and consumption of food and alcohol. There is considerable uncertainty, however, around the potential effects of different sizes and shapes of tableware on how much food and alcohol people self-serve. These studies aimed to e...

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Autores principales: Clarke, Natasha, Pechey, Emily, Pechey, Rachel, Ventsel, Minna, Mantzari, Eleni, De-loyde, Katie, Pilling, Mark A., Morris, Richard W., Marteau, Theresa M., Hollands, Gareth J.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34670610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00645-z
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author Clarke, Natasha
Pechey, Emily
Pechey, Rachel
Ventsel, Minna
Mantzari, Eleni
De-loyde, Katie
Pilling, Mark A.
Morris, Richard W.
Marteau, Theresa M.
Hollands, Gareth J.
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Pechey, Emily
Pechey, Rachel
Ventsel, Minna
Mantzari, Eleni
De-loyde, Katie
Pilling, Mark A.
Morris, Richard W.
Marteau, Theresa M.
Hollands, Gareth J.
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description BACKGROUND: The physical properties of tableware could influence selection and consumption of food and alcohol. There is considerable uncertainty, however, around the potential effects of different sizes and shapes of tableware on how much food and alcohol people self-serve. These studies aimed to estimate the impact of: 1. Plate size and shape on amount of food self-served; 2.Wine glass and bottle size on amount of wine self-poured. METHODS: 140 adults participated in two laboratory studies—each using randomised within-subjects factorial designs—where they self-served food (Study 1) and wine (Study 2): Study 1: 3 plate sizes (small; medium; large) × 2 plate shapes (circular; square). Study 2: 3 wine glass sizes (small; medium; large) × 2 wine bottle sizes (75 cl; 50 cl). RESULTS: Study 1: There was a main effect of plate size: less was self-served on small (76 g less, p < 0.001) and medium (41 g less, p < 0.001) plates, compared to large plates. There was no evidence for a main effect of plate shape (p = 0.46) or a size and shape interaction (p = 0.47). Study 2: There was a main effect of glass size: less was self-served in small (34 ml less, p < 0.001) and medium (17 ml less, p < 0.001) glasses, compared to large glasses. There was no evidence of a main effect of bottle size (p = 0.20) or a glass and bottle size interaction (p = 0.18). CONCLUSIONS: Smaller tableware (i.e. plates and wine glasses) decreases the amount of food and wine self-served in an initial serving. Future studies are required to generate estimates on selection and consumption in real world settings when numerous servings are possible. Protocol registration information: OSF (https://osf.io/dj3c6/) and ISRCTN (10.1186/ISRCTN66774780). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40359-021-00645-z.
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spelling pubmed-85278152021-10-21 Size and shape of plates and size of wine glasses and bottles: impact on self-serving of food and alcohol Clarke, Natasha Pechey, Emily Pechey, Rachel Ventsel, Minna Mantzari, Eleni De-loyde, Katie Pilling, Mark A. Morris, Richard W. Marteau, Theresa M. Hollands, Gareth J. BMC Psychol Research BACKGROUND: The physical properties of tableware could influence selection and consumption of food and alcohol. There is considerable uncertainty, however, around the potential effects of different sizes and shapes of tableware on how much food and alcohol people self-serve. These studies aimed to estimate the impact of: 1. Plate size and shape on amount of food self-served; 2.Wine glass and bottle size on amount of wine self-poured. METHODS: 140 adults participated in two laboratory studies—each using randomised within-subjects factorial designs—where they self-served food (Study 1) and wine (Study 2): Study 1: 3 plate sizes (small; medium; large) × 2 plate shapes (circular; square). Study 2: 3 wine glass sizes (small; medium; large) × 2 wine bottle sizes (75 cl; 50 cl). RESULTS: Study 1: There was a main effect of plate size: less was self-served on small (76 g less, p < 0.001) and medium (41 g less, p < 0.001) plates, compared to large plates. There was no evidence for a main effect of plate shape (p = 0.46) or a size and shape interaction (p = 0.47). Study 2: There was a main effect of glass size: less was self-served in small (34 ml less, p < 0.001) and medium (17 ml less, p < 0.001) glasses, compared to large glasses. There was no evidence of a main effect of bottle size (p = 0.20) or a glass and bottle size interaction (p = 0.18). CONCLUSIONS: Smaller tableware (i.e. plates and wine glasses) decreases the amount of food and wine self-served in an initial serving. Future studies are required to generate estimates on selection and consumption in real world settings when numerous servings are possible. Protocol registration information: OSF (https://osf.io/dj3c6/) and ISRCTN (10.1186/ISRCTN66774780). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40359-021-00645-z. BioMed Central 2021-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC8527815/ /pubmed/34670610 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00645-z Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
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Clarke, Natasha
Pechey, Emily
Pechey, Rachel
Ventsel, Minna
Mantzari, Eleni
De-loyde, Katie
Pilling, Mark A.
Morris, Richard W.
Marteau, Theresa M.
Hollands, Gareth J.
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title_short Size and shape of plates and size of wine glasses and bottles: impact on self-serving of food and alcohol
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34670610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00645-z
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