Weight Loss Study: Use a Big Fork

Here’s a diet tip that’s likely to stick: Use a bigger fork when you eat.
You just might eat less.
That’s what researchers determined when they gave two sizes of forks to people eating at a popular Italian restaurant somewhere in the Southwest.
Those who ate with the bigger forks left a lot more food on their plates when they were finished.
Just how much? About 7.9 ounces compared to 4.4 ounces. It might not seem like a lot of calories, but when you add it up over the course of a few weeks, it could make a big difference to your weight loss goal.
The researchers, from the University of Utah, believe that people using the bigger forks felt more satiated with less food because they were eating larger mouthfuls.
Of course the most important thing is what you put on the end of your fork.
The results of the study were published in The Journal of Consumer Research.

Alice Warchol is a fitness instructor and freelance health writer.

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