Services to business
Consumer psychology and behaviour
A healthy eating agenda
Psychological research on food and nutrition can focus on how some food stuffs affect feelings of being sated, whilst others link to obesity.
Health psychology research and methods help promote and maintain health and prevent and manage disease. Diet and food choice are essential to maintain health in preventing diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cancers and heart disease.
Our health psychologists are expert in researching the psychological factors affecting food choice, as well as designing and evaluating dietary interventions.
Our other areas of expertise include
Eating and psychology
- diet and behaviour
- the relationship between taste and personality
- the neural control of, and influence of neurotransmitters on, eating behaviour
- the influence of gastrointestinal mechanisms on eating behaviour and appetite
Food and social policy
- diet and health
- obesity amongst children and adults
- influences of culture, class, gender and ethnicity on food choice
- food poverty
- social meaning and symbolism of food
- food and environmental issues
