PhD in Infant Feeding

University of Leeds

The Infant Feeding group conducts research in order to understand the psychological processes involved in a number of aspects of infant feeding including hunger, appetite, food preference and satiation. Full description The Infant Feeding group is one of three groups which form our Human Appetite Research Unit (HARU) at the University of Leeds. This group conducts research in order to understand the psychological processes involved in a number of aspects of infant feeding including hunger, appetite, food preference and satiation. Areas of focus for the group are: o Identifying gene-environment risk factors for obesity in childhood o Characterising hunger, appetite and satiation cues in infancy o Understanding infant communication through facial expressions, gesture, gaze and gross bodily movements o The development of food preferences in pre-school children o The application of experiential learning for vegetable liking and intake in early life The effects of portion control in pre-school and school age children