We have a variety of research interests in the Nutrition and Behaviour Unit (NBU) which encompass psychological and biological controls of appetite and food intake. 

The NBU is a workstream lead in the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre in Nutrition, Diet and Lifetyle. Our workstream aims to improve metabolic control in people with type 2 diabetes. 

Please see below for descriptions of our current grants and research projects.

Grants

• Nudge150 project - Combining small changes to foods to achieve a sustained decrease in energy intake (BBSRC DRINC)
• Nudge-it project - Deconstructing food choice: a role for sensory, nutrient, and satiety reward (FP7)
• Protein for Life: Towards a Focused Dietary Framework for Healthy Ageing

Research Projects

• Caffeine
• Cross-cultural research
• Dietary behaviour in children
• Expected satiety and meal planning
• Flavour-nutrient inconsistency and dietary variability
• Food-cue reactivity
• Food reward
• Intermittent fasting (5:2 dieting)
• Interoceptive awareness
• Low-calorie sweeteners - friend or foe?
• Memory, attention and eating
• Mother's eating & drinking study (MEADS)
• Oral processing behaviours, meal size and satiety 
• Sugar and appetite