Author: Graham Finlayson, Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Leeds

'Food noise' refers to near-constant thoughts of food and eating that some people experience. Inside Creative House/ Shutterstock When you’re hungry, it’s normal to find yourself thinking about what you’re going to eat next. But for some people, thoughts of food and eating can feel constant – even when they’re not physically hungry. This experience […]

Sweets for my sweets … Fuss Sergey Designing a series of sweetener trials seemed straightforward enough to us as behavioural scientists who specialise in human appetite and obesity. The plan was simple: replace the added sugar in a range of foods with different classes of alternative sweeteners, holding everything else constant. We would start with […]