Senior Lecturer in Psychology, City, University of London
My research looks at how we can change people's behaviour in order to improve their health. Much of it is concerned with eating behaviours, including weight loss and healthy eating among both children and adults. I'm interested in identifying which strategies are effective at changing behaviour, how these strategies work, and whether they are more or less effective for different types of people. I'm also interested in how we can apply this knowledge to real world interventions.
Beware of claims that mindful eating will help you lose weight
Mar 29, 2017 14:23 pm UTC| Health
Mindful eating is increasingly being promoted as a solution to being overweight. Mindful eating, we are promised, will help us eat less, transform our relationship with food and end our battle with weight once and for all....
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