Food preferences

Research on food preferences at Liverpool examines:

  • The physiological, neurological, behavioural and environmental drivers of choice
  • How past experiences and current situations influence decision making
  • Why individuals and communities resist or adopt healthy sustainable consumption.

Our funders include the ESCR, BBSRC, MRC and industry partners.

Key research project

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iKnowFood

Liverpool, in partnership with the Universities of York and Manchester is developing novel approaches to food choice for health and resilience at the individual and household level.

Find out more about the research interests of our experts in this field:

Charlotte Hardman

Dr Charlotte Hardman

  • Appetite and food addiction
Dr Vicky Fallon

Dr Vicky Fallon

  • Infant feeding and development of food preferences
Soraya Beechey

Professor Soraya Shirazi-Beechey

  • Nutrient sensing in the gut
Eric Robinson

Dr Eric Robinson

  • Reducing portion sizes
Andrew Jones

Dr Andrew Jones

  • Training healthy food preferences
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Dr Paul Christiansen

  • Appetite and food addiction
  • Implicit and explicit processes in decision making
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Dr Joanne Harrold

  • Infant feeding and development of food preferences