Over 20 years, portions have grown
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061207/ap_on_he_me/diet_portion_distortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061206/capt.86827d5be7344d4eb56d5cfbd9e9e688.portion_distortion_njmd101.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=__HhC8d0jAsLLkDjUUMGIg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="A food worker serves a plate of sauteed shrimp and roasted potatoes at lunch in the Busch campus faculty and staff dining hall at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., Nov. 30, 2006. A study at Rutgers University backs up earlier research that people today take bigger servings of food than they did 20 years ago. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Along with the American waistline, the American plate and portion size have grown too. A study at Rutgers University supports earlier research that people today eat bigger servings than they did 20 years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>