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Association of Overweight with Food Portion Size among Adults of São Paulo - Brazil.

Jaqueline Lopes PereiraAline MendesSandra Patricia CrispimDirce Maria MarchioniRegina Mara Fisberg
Published in: PloS one (2016)
Larger portions of few food groups with different energy densities were associated with being overweight, suggesting that overweight may be related to the consumption of larger portion sizes of a series of food groups, not a food group alone. Additionally, we highlight the importance of considering underreporting as a confounding factor in these associations.
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