Psychology of Eating in
Adults and Children (PEACh)
Research Group @AstonPeach
Adults and Children (PEACh)
Research Group @AstonPeach
The Psychology of Eating in Adults and Children Research Group investigates the psychology underpinning human eating behaviour from the earliest stages of life, through childhood and adolescence and into adulthood. Our work examines biopsychological, affective, psychopharmacological, cognitive, and social influences on eating behaviour and adiposity.
Aston PEACh currently holds over £1.5 million in research income on grants. Our work has been funded by UKRI-GCRF, AXA Research Fund, NIHR, ESRC, BBSRC, MRC, Leverhulme Trust, Wellcome Trust, industry and small charities, and we are very active in public engagement in science. Our projects exploit a wide range of methods, including experimental studies of responses to food stimuli and manipulations of eating behaviour, longitudinal designs, observational methods and intervention design and evaluation. |
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We study pregnant women, the fetus, infants, children, adolescents, young and older adults, and our studies include healthy and clinical populations (e.g. obesity, autism, diabetes, mental health problems).
Our interests span from basic physiological processes involved in eating (e.g. taste perception, neural mechanisms of appetite regulation and food choice), to cognitive processes (e.g. biases of memory and attention), and social influences on food selection and intake (e.g. parent feeding practices, social norms, cultural effects). Our interventions are diverse, ranging from those based in community settings to e-health and apps. |