MIAMISBURG -- Apparently size does matter. According to a new study, smaller plates can cut childhood obesity.
Tina Blair teachers her kids how to eat healthy, and feels other parents should as well.
"It angers me when I see a child who's very obese because I don't understand, it's neglect in a way, and it's also teaching children at a young age how not to eat, but they don't know that," said Tine Blair.
Scientists, in the Journal of Pediatrics, say giving kids adult-sized plates instead of child-sized plates can cause them to eat double what they should.
"If you cook your meals at home than you have the ability to do portion control," said Blair, "Everything is supersized and everything is in bigger portions. Any stomach is going to stretch if you continue to shove big portions, or eat big portions everyday."
In fact, more than 50 years ago the average dinner plate was 9-inches in diameter, today, they're 12.
Despite what scientists say, Tina says it's all up to the parents.
"The key is planning ahead and making sure that you kind of have a menu laid out if anything in your head," said Blair.
According to the study, when kids used bigger plates they served themselves an extra 90 calories, than when they used the child-sized dishes.
Tina Blair teachers her kids how to eat healthy, and feels other parents should as well.
"It angers me when I see a child who's very obese because I don't understand, it's neglect in a way, and it's also teaching children at a young age how not to eat, but they don't know that," said Tine Blair.
Scientists, in the Journal of Pediatrics, say giving kids adult-sized plates instead of child-sized plates can cause them to eat double what they should.
"If you cook your meals at home than you have the ability to do portion control," said Blair, "Everything is supersized and everything is in bigger portions. Any stomach is going to stretch if you continue to shove big portions, or eat big portions everyday."
In fact, more than 50 years ago the average dinner plate was 9-inches in diameter, today, they're 12.
Despite what scientists say, Tina says it's all up to the parents.
"The key is planning ahead and making sure that you kind of have a menu laid out if anything in your head," said Blair.
According to the study, when kids used bigger plates they served themselves an extra 90 calories, than when they used the child-sized dishes.