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Should women get smaller portion sizes in restaurants?

Should restaurants serve smaller portion sizes to women because they need less calories? Accordin...

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12.34 8 Dec 2025


Should women get smaller portion sizes in restaurants?


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12.34 8 Dec 2025


Should restaurants serve smaller portion sizes to women because they need less calories?

According to the head of the UK Government’s obesity programme, menus should be adapted to include smaller versions of meals that contain fewer calories, as part of an effort to drive down obesity rates.

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Joining guest host Anna Daly to discuss is Professor Naveed Sattar, Professor of Metabolic Medicine at the University of Glasgow, Professor Donal O’Shea, HSE Clinical Lead for Obesity and listeners.


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