A5027834802- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Physical Activity and Health
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
University of Liverpool
2015-2024
Swansea University
2022-2023
Liverpool Hope University
2023
Institute of Population, Health and Development
2022
Durham University
2021
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
2021
Cancer Council Victoria
2019-2020
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2019-2020
University of Sheffield
2019-2020
Whiston Hospital
2020
OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of social media influencer marketing foods (healthy and unhealthy) on children’s food intake. METHODS: In a between-subjects design, 176 children (9–11 years, mean 10.5 ± 0.7 years) were randomly assigned to view mock Instagram profiles 2 popular YouTube video bloggers (influencers). Profiles featured images influencers with unhealthy snacks (participants: n = 58), healthy (n 59), or nonfood products 59). Subsequently, participants’ ad libitum intake snacks,...
Overeating and obesity are frequently attributed to an addiction food. However, there is currently a lack of evidence support the idea that certain foods contain any specific addictive substance. An alternative approach focus on dimensions observable behaviour, which may underpin behavioural eating. To facilitate this, it necessary develop tool quantify addiction-like eating not based clinical criteria for substance dependence. The current study provides initial validation Addiction-like...
We investigated the contribution of hunger and food liking to reward, relationship between reward intake. defined as pleasantness taste in mouth, momentary value a individual at time ingestion. Liking were measured, respectively, by ratings mouthful, desire eat portion, question. Hunger, which we view primarily absence fullness, was rated without being present. Study 1 provided evidence that contribute independently with little effect on liking. Food intake reduced more for eaten than...
Because overconsumption of food contributes to ill health, understanding what affects how much people eat is importance. The ‘bogus’ taste test a measure widely used in eating behaviour research identify factors that may have causal effect on intake. However, there has been no examination the validity bogus as We conducted participant level analysis 31 published laboratory studies assessed whether was sensitive experimental manipulations hypothesized increase or decrease examined construct...
Children are active on social media and consequently exposed to new subtle forms of food marketing.To examine whether exposure a YouTube video featuring influencer marketing an unhealthy snack affects children's ad libitum intake inclusion advertising disclosure moderates this effect.In randomized between-subjects design, 151 children (aged 9-11 y; mean, 10.32 y ± 0.6) were non-food product (n = 51), or with 50) without disclosure. Participants' the marketed alternative brand same was...
Food and beverage cues (visual displays of food or products/brands) featured in traditional broadcast digital marketing are predominantly for products high fat, sugar and/or salt (HFSS). YouTube is hugely popular with children, content uploaded by video bloggers (influencers) has been shown to affect children’s eating behavior. However, little known about the prevalence such cues, contexts which they appear, frequency as part explicit campaigns. The objective this study was explore extent...
Lower socioeconomic status is robustly associated with obesity; however, the underpinning psychological mechanisms remain unclear. The current study sought to determine whether relationship between lower and obesity explained by distress subsequent emotional eating as a coping strategy. It also examined resilience plays protective role in this pathway.Participants (N = 150) from range of backgrounds completed questionnaire measures distress, eating, resilience. They reported their income...
Exposure to influencer marketing of foods and beverages high in fat, sugar, and/or salt (HFSS) increases children's immediate intake. This study qualitatively explored understanding of, attitudes towards, this marketing, elucidate potential mechanisms through which exposure affects behavior. In six focus groups (n = 4) children (10-11 years) were shown a YouTube video featuring an HFSS product. Inductive thematic analysis identified themes from discussions marketing: (1) YouTubers fill gap...
Urban agriculture can contribute to food security, system resilience and sustainability at the city level. While studies have examined urban agricultural productivity, we lack systemic knowledge of how productivity systems compares conventional varies for different spaces (e.g., allotments vs. rooftops indoor farming) growing hydroponics soil-based agriculture). Here, present a global meta-analysis that seeks quantify crop yields broad range crops explore differences in distinct systems. We...
Lower income households are at greater risk of food insecurity and poor diet quality than higher households. In high-income countries, is associated with high levels obesity, in the UK specifically, cost living crisis (i.e., where everyday essentials has increased quicker wages) likely to have exacerbated existing dietary inequalities. There currently a lack understanding impact current on purchasing preparation practices people obesity (PLWO) insecurity, however this knowledge critical...
Abstract A consensus workshop on low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) was held in November 2018 where seventeen experts (the panel) discussed three themes identified as key to the science and policy of LCS: (1) weight management glucose control; (2) consumption, safety perception; (3) nutrition policy. The aims were identify reliable facts LCS, suggest research gaps propose future actions. panel agreed that LCS is demonstrated by a substantial body evidence reviewed regulatory current levels even...
<h3>Importance</h3> Obesity and internalizing mental illness begin in childhood, have common risk factors, are leading causes of disease burden. <h3>Objectives</h3> To examine the comorbidity, codevelopment, temporal precedence body mass index (BMI) symptoms from early childhood to midadolescence investigate sex differences socioeconomic confounding their association. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> This longitudinal study used data on individuals Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally...
Objective Food insecurity (a lack of stable access to nutritious food) is reliably associated with poor diet, malnutrition, and obesity; however, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. In this study, hypothesis that these relations explained by higher levels distress, which due experience food insecurity, unhealthy coping behaviors (eating high‐calorie foods, drinking alcohol) was tested. Methods Adults from United Kingdom ( N = 604), who were recruited online at banks, completed...
Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers (S&SE) are used to replace energy yielding sugars maintain sweet taste in a wide range of products, but controversy exists about their effects on appetite endocrine responses reduced or no added sugar solid foods. The aim the current study was evaluate acute (1 day) repeated (two-week daily) ingestive 2 S&SE vs. sucrose formulations biscuit with fruit filling adults overweight obesity.