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Physiological Phenomena > Diet, Food, and Nutrition > Nutritional Physiological Phenomena > Diet > Portion Size

Preferred term

Portion Size  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • SERVING SIZE is also available

Scope note

  • The amount of a particular food one chooses to eat at a single meal. It is different from SERVING SIZE, which is a reference amount of food as defined by an authoritative source, such as the Food Guide Pyramid devised by the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

History note

  • 2014

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D064787

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