Aren’t our portions too big?

Aren’t our portions too big? Given that we only require a certain amount of energy per day, why have our portion sizes continued to increase over time?  Portion sizes have been progressively increasing over the past few decades, leading to a surge in obesity rates and other diet-related health issues. While it is easy to fall […]

Buy Less Demand More

“Don’t Buy This Jacket” This was a full-page ad in the New York Times by Patagonia in 2011 on their Black Friday sale to remind consumers what they should be doing! A message to buy less from a producer is quite rare and far from the norm. Usually, when we are browsing for a new […]