Increasing Fibre Consumption (WP5) seeks to increase the consumption of fibre with its attendant health and sustainability benefits, particularly among lower socio-economic groups.
Dates – January 2022 to December 2023
Research Questions
How can we most effectively increase fibre intake in low Socio-economic Status populations?
Academic Team
Lead:
Louise Dye
Professor of Nutrition and Behaviour at the Human Appetite Research Unit, School of Psychology, University of Leeds.
Working with:
Katie Adolphus
Research Fellow in the Human Appetite Research Unit at the University of Leeds.
Neil Boyle
Research Fellow at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds.
Bernard Corfe
Professor of Human Nutrition and Health at Newcastle University.
Peter Jackson
Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield and co-Director of the University’s flagship Institute for Sustainable Food.
Nick Wilkinson
Research Associate, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds.
Alan Mackie
Professor of Colloidal Chemistry in the School of Food and Nutrition at the University of Leeds.
Christian Reynolds
Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London.