
Alison Fildes
@ali_fildes
Research Psychologist interested in health behaviour and obesity, at the University of Leeds. All views are my own.
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17-12-2015 13:04:49
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I’m delighted to share more info about our UKRI funded evaluation of the HFSS legislation, WP6 of the FIO-FOOD Grant project (DIO Food), supported by Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) and using CDRC data assets – read more here about the sales data analysis, RQs and partners cdrc.ac.uk/news/

Really enjoyed presenting our Rurban Revolution findings on #CommunityFoodGrowing at #ECO2024 with brilliant co-presenters @juliawolfson Alison Fildes & Dr Rebecca Stone in our session on #FoodInsecurity


Wonderful to have the opportunity to present this work, showing how monetary vouchers can improve diet quality in low income families, on behalf of a fantastic wider research team Michelle Morris Fran Pontin Health from IGD CDRC @AOR_Leeds #eco2024

It’s fantastic to have so many of the Gemini Study UCL team together at #ECO2024 in Venice. The brilliant Lisa Heggie is also here but she’s so busy with her EASO role we failed to pin her down for a photo 😉 Clare Llewellyn @alicekini Andrea Smith Kristiane Tommerup Zeynep Nas (also on Bluesky)


Great work from Vicki Jenneson presenting the DIO Food (FIO-FOOD Grant) #HFSS legislation evaluation project at #digitalfootprints24! Learn more about DIO Food here: tinyurl.com/hs4z9ykm Fran Pontin @emilyennis Alison Fildes Michelle Morris CDRC #TUKFS #SPFfoodsystems UK Research and Innovation


On 11th June, we will host a Child of the North Centre for Young Lives report 5 webinar, on addressing physical activity & nutrition through education settings. Speakers will present evidence, policy recommendations & case studies in this area. Register today: forms.gle/E9qT3jqw35BWas…




Morning! From 5am Times Radio: 💷 A £10bn budget boost - should the Chancellor save or spend it? Theo Usherwood 🇮🇱 Hezbollah pledge a harsh punishment for Israel Nada Maucourant Atallah 🥦 Fussy eater? Blame your genetics! Alison Fildes 📰 Ella Whelan reviews


Fussy eating is mainly influenced by genes and is a stable trait from toddlerhood to early adolescence, finds a new study led by Dr Zeynep Nas (also on Bluesky) with Dr Clare Llewellyn Behavioural Science & Health UCL and colleagues King's College London University of Leeds. Funded by MQ ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…

🚨 NEW PAPER OUT IN Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 🚨 Using Gemini Study UCL data, we found that fussy eating is stable across childhood and has a significant genetic influence overtime🧬 UCL News Behavioural Science & Health UCL Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @UniLeedsNews MQ Read the paper here 👇 🔗doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.1…


Thanks to superstar co-1st author Moritz, the amazing Andrea Smith , @alicekini , Rachel Bryant-Waugh & fabulous joint senior authors Alison Fildes & Clare Llewellyn ✨ Thank you also to MQ for supporting this impactful work 🌟

"Parents are not to blame for "fussy eating", new large study suggests fussy eating tendencies are mostly down to genetics rather than parenting styles". Great work by Clare Llewellyn, Zeynep Nas (also on Bluesky) Alison Fildes @alicekini et al bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… & acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…

Delighted to announce a new research position of the My First 1000 Days Project My First 1000 Days Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Psychology jobs.leeds.ac.uk/MHPSY1134

❗NEW PODCAST❗ #FoodFussiness describes the tendency to eat a small range of foods, due to pickiness &/or reluctance to try new foods. Alison Fildes Moritz Zeynep Nas (also on Bluesky) & Clare Llewellyn explore their research into the trajectory of #FussyEating from toddlerhood to early