Professor Jeff Brunstrom

Research summary

For the most part, flavour preferences and dietary habits are acquired over time. I have been preoccupied by the psychological processes that underpin this kind of learning. I am also interested in the ways in which this dietary learning might differ across groups of individuals, for example, in those who do and do not consciously restrict their dietary intake. More generally, I have an interest in the relationship between cognition and dietary control. For example, projects have explored the interplay between attention (focused and divided) and meal size. I am also interested in understanding the ‘reactivity’ that is experienced after ...

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Biography

I was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham (UK). This work explored the relationship between thirst and beverage choice. In 1999 I took a lectureship in the Department of Human Sciences at Loughborough University (UK). In 2005 I moved to the University of Bristol (UK). My current position is Professor of Experimental Psychology. I co-lead the Nutrition and Behaviour Unit with Professor Peter Rogers. This is one of the largest groups of its kind in the UK, supporting many doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. Major research themes include appetite, weight control, diet, and the control of meal size ...

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Links

• More information and the Nutrition and Behaviour Unit

Recent publications

• Hinton, EC, Brunstrom, JM, Fay, SH, Wilkinson, LL, Ferriday, D, Rogers, PJ & Wijk, Rd 2013, ‘Using photography in 'The Restaurant of the Future'. A useful way to assess portion selection and plate cleaning?’. Appetite, vol 63., pp. 31-5
• Irvine, MA, Brunstrom, JM, Gee, P & Rogers, PJ 2013, ‘Increased familiarity with eating a food to fullness underlies increased expected satiety’. Appetite, vol 61., pp. 13-8

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