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Table 1.

Perceived normality and ideal portion size scores for food in study 1.

	Small portion condition (N = 52)	Control condition (N = 51)	Large portion condition (N = 47)
Perceived normality of spaghetti bolognese	3.8 (1.3)^a	4.7 (1.3)^a	5.3 (1.6)^a
Ideal portion size for spaghetti bolognese	3.8 (1.6)^b	4.7 (1.6)^b	5.5 (1.4)^b
Perceived normality of chicken curry and rice	5.0 (1.1)	5.2 (1.7)	5.5 (1.7)
Ideal portion size for chicken curry and rice	4.6 (1.8)	4.6 (1.8)	4.9 (2.1)

Values are means (standard deviations) on a 0–10 visual analogue scale. Perceived normality question: ‘a normal serving of …. would be’, anchors: 0 (a lot smaller) and 10 (a lot bigger). Ideal portion size question: ‘If I were to eat this for an evening meal, I would want a portion size that was’, anchors: 0 (a lot smaller) and 10 (a lot bigger).

^a,b Same superscript denotes significant between condition difference (p < .05).