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Original Article: "France" Section of Christmas Dinner Article

In France and some other French-speaking countries, a réveillon is a long dinner, and possibly party, held on the evenings preceding Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The name of this dinner is based on the word réveil (meaning "waking"), because participation involves staying awake until midnight.

Explanation (Why I am editing): This simply lacks information I saw an opportunity to expand it. France is known to have a large festival with many stalls and stands with food and therefore this is a good starting point for the section, followed by its original work.

Citations/Quotations (Christmas Dinner):

- Christkindelsmarik, the oldest Christmas market in France, is a joyful celebration in Strasbourg that has been there for four to five centuries.

- The market is a long-standing tradition of the representation of the "Child Jesus."

- With more than 300 stalls, parades, an ice rink and much more, Christkindelsmarik proves to be a large and festive celebration.

- Millions of people come to visit and celebrate at this festival.

Article Draft:

Christkindelsmarik, the oldest Christmas market in France, is a joyful celebration in Strasbourg that has been there for four to five centuries. The market is a long-standing tradition of the representation of the "Child Jesus." With more than 300 stalls, parades, an ice rink and much more, Christkindelsmarik proves to be a large and festive celebration with many different dishes from various stalls. Millions of people come to visit and celebrate the festivities and food involved at this Christmas festival.

Original Article: N/A (Adding a section) Consumption Habits

Explanation (Why I am editing): This article lacks clear direction. It needs a basic foundation that enables it to expand into further and more specific categories. This section will provide that foundation.

Citations/Quotations (Leftovers):

- Leftovers have had a major impact on the consumption of food, particularly the size of portions. Portion sizes have increased greatly.

- Food leftovers have both positive and negative impacts, depending on the person's eating habits involved with leftovers.

- With an increase in portion size comes the perception of the amount of intake a particular person considers.

- For example, a larger portion usually leads to smaller consumption, making a person believe they have not eaten enough and negatively impacting their eating habits.

- In turn, a larger portion leads to a greater amount of leftovers, whereas a smaller portion leads to a small amount of leftovers.

- Through extensive research, one of the most influential factors of weight gain is leftover food and the increased amount of consumption because of it.

Article Draft:

Leftover portions
Leftovers have had a major impact on the consumption of food, particularly the size of portions. Portion sizes have increased greatly. In general, food leftovers have both positive and negative impacts, depending on the person's eating habits involved with leftovers. With an increase in portion size comes the perception of the amount of intake a particular person considers. For example, a larger portion usually leads to smaller consumption, making a person believe they have not eaten enough and negatively impacting their eating habits. In turn, a larger portion leads to a greater amount of leftovers, whereas a smaller portion leads to a small amount of leftovers. Through extensive research, one of the most influential factors of weight gain is leftover food and the increased amount of consumption because of it.

Original Article: "Making food taste better"

According to a study mentioned on Bit of News, taking photos of pleasurable food, such as cakes, before eating it can increase the savoring — "the increased anticipation built up from taking photos of the food made it taste better." If people don't take a photo, they may even feel something is missing from the savoring experience.

Explanation: This section is short and could use some information to make it more effective.

Citations/Quotations (Camera Eats First):

-Positives:

- A study suggests that people enjoy their food more if they take a picture of it.

- In the study, people who took photographs said that their food had been tastier than the group who had not.

- Trying to capture the perfect image to share it with others is the reason it tastes better.

- The photographer rearranges the setup in order to take the best picture possible.

Article Draft:

In the study, people who took photographs said that their food had been tastier than the group who had not. Trying to capture the perfect image to share it with others is the reason it tastes better. The photographer rearranges the setup in order to take the best picture possible.