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mwmisses4289

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12. I suspect most of us already get that.

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 09:44 AM

Sep 21

Portion sizes today are huge. Well, think of the salads you can get. Many of them are actually two or three servings. Many of the apples in the store often weigh close to a pound per apple, and that is 3-4 servings right there. We need to rethink what we consider a portion size.

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How Much Fruit and Vegetables Should You Really Be Eating? The Public Health "Lie" Everyone Believed for Two Decades [View all] erronis Sep 20 OP

Not convinced this is a "lie" Fiendish Thingy Sep 20 #1

I'm really tired of everything being called a lie when it's not. And lies not being called when they are. Walleye Sep 20 #7

Ummmmmm, I learned about the 11 portions thing a good 15 or more niyad Sep 20 #2

K&R tblue37 Sep 20 #3

Yikes.. I know the serving sizes are much smaller than I previously thought but rarely do I get hlthe2b Sep 20 #4

Plus it depends on how large a "portion" is uppityperson Sep 20 #5

That's sort of explained in the actual article. erronis Sep 20 #8

I'll wait until I hear what RFK jr. has to say about it. FadedMullet Sep 20 #6

"How Much Roadkill Should You Really Be Eating?" tanyev Sep 20 #11

with eleven portions a day your health may improve.. DBoon Sep 20 #9

I think I understand where you're coming from. erronis Sep 20 #10

I suspect most of us already get that. mwmisses4289 Sep 21 #12

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