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Article: Eat more weigh less.(volumetrics studies caloric density and appetite)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- March 7, 2005
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Three young women scurry back and forth from the stainless steel counters to the big walk-in refrigerator, loading plates, written instructions, and questionnaires on trays in this commercial-style kitchen. But this is not like any other restaurant kitchen. The staff members not only prepare the food; they carefully weigh, measure, and record the food before it's served. They also weigh and measure what diners leave on their plates.
The adjoining dining room is also not typical. There are 16 individual cubicles separated by short walls and long, blue curtains, rather like the instant-photo booths once found in variety stores. Buffet tables are set up where dishes ...