The new chart is designed to be "more artistic and attractive" and to serve as a visual cue for diners, said Robert Post of the Agriculture Department's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

The extra and often unnecessary calories on a large plate serving can mount up alarmingly. “There is up to an additional 600 calories on a plate, and dinner should be around 600 calories in total.

Reduce plate size to reduce weight Besides running on treadmill for hours to cut down unnecessary fat from your body, using smaller plates can also be highly effective.

Koert Van Ittersum, Brian Wansink, Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior, Journal of Consumer Research, Vol. 39, No. 2 (August 2012), pp. 215 ...

Diets that involve shrinking your plate size don’t work, Israeli study says When you’re hungry, new Ben-Gurion University research shows, your brain is too focused on the food to be fooled by ...