Translational Centre

Contact: Dye Louise
Phone: +44 113 343 56 99
Country: United Kingdom (UK)
Description:

Research in the Human Nutrition group at the Human Appetite Research Unit (HARU) takes a lifespan approach ranging from early infancy to advancing age. Research in the HARU combines expertise from several scientific disciplines including Psychology, Human Nutrition, Dietetics, Sensory Science and Sports Science. We also have a specially designed Infant Laboratory and all aspects of human energy balance are investigated in current ongoing projects. Research in the infant laboratory focuses on influences on taste preference development; involving maternal influences on food intake and early taste exposure and the promotion of vegetable intakes in children using classical learning paradigms. Research in the HARU includes investigations examining the interaction of hedonic and homeostatic systems in appetite regulation; metabolic, physiological and psychological drivers of eating behaviour; the use of biomarkers of weight loss in the development of personalized obesity treatment; the impact of nutrition on cognition in children and adults; the effect of functional foods/ nutraceuticals for appetite control, mental performance and wellbeing; interactions of hormonal state with appetite control, wellbeing and cognition.

Cognitive function
YES
Exercise capacity
YES
Metabolic and ventilator response to exercise
NO
Physical activity monitoring
YES
Cardiovascular exploration
YES
Muscle function
NO
Liver
NO
Muscle
NO
Adipose
NO
Gut
NO
Lung
NO
DEXA
NO
Bod Pod
YES
Fibroscan liver investigation
NO
Pea Pod
NO
Impedancemetry
YES
CT
NO
Ultrasound
NO
MRI
NO
Stable isotope tracers
NO
Skinfolds
NO
Test meal
YES
Dedicated kitchen
YES
Indirect calorimetry
YES
Double labelled water
NO
Calorimetric chambers
NO
Faecal analysis
NO
Clamp studies
NO
Immunology
NO
Genetics
NO
Genomics
NO
Metagenomics
NO
Biochemistry
YES
Histology
NO
Mass spectrometry
NO
Cell culture
NO
Animal models
YES
Proteomics
NO
Metabolomics
NO
Substrate turnover
NO
Nutrient biodisponiblity
NO
Obese
YES
Cardiovascular
YES
not specifically
Chronic respiratory disease
YES
- cystic fibrosis
Malnutrition
YES
elderly
Mental disease
YES
stressed, depressed, PMS
Metabolic syndrome
YES
not specifically
Gastrointestinal disease
YES
digestive disorders eg IBS
Other disease
NO
Ageing
YES
heallthy, mild cog impairment
Orthopaedic
NO
Cancer
NO
Healthy
YES
0-85
Paediatric
YES
Diabetic
YES
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