Do we humans "mindlessly" stuff our faces? Are we programmed from birth to hoover up as many calories as we can? Or does eating involve a deeper intelligence? Turns out the answer could be sitting in your collection of gravy-spattered COOKBOOKS! 🧵

Just had an amazing time #BFLS #FREJUS. Such a talented and inspiring group. Cheers to the memories! 📸✨

Not a great picture but a terrific talk! So proud of my PhD student, Annika Flynn - giving her first talk at #BFLS 2023

Nothing better than designing experiments on a morning run…

Annika Flynn at #SSIB23 - still going strong after a busy session! Great job! NBU Bristol

I spotted this in Portland yesterday. Who says food labelling doesn’t work!

Agree! Awesome experience! Unforgettable.

📢NEW project alert! We're exploring whether reorganising canteen menu options impacts health, sustainability and environmental impact🫘🍔🥘 Led by Jeff Brunstrom from our diet + physical activity theme More project info👉 tinyurl.com/387cdf4e

Congratulations to Annika N Flynn on passing her viva today - thoroughly well deserved! Thanks to examiners Leigh Gibson and Dani Ferriday. Supervisors: Jeff Brunstrom and Peter Rogers.

Delighted to see our UPFs paper out today. Energy-to-satiety ratio’ (not hyper-palatability) explains why UPFs promote overconsumption.

Prof Ciarán G Forde (middle) shortly before his inaugural lecture at Wageningen University yesterday. A scintillating overview of 20 years studying the impact of sensory experience on eating behaviour.

Huge congratulations to Dr Annika N Flynn and Dr Maya Gumussoy who graduated today

Today, I ran 16.6 miles in freezing rain. Why? Because I'm determined to get fit for the upcoming London Marathon in just 49 days. If you’ve got some spare cash and you want to make a difference, please sponsor me – I’m running for an awesome charity: justgiving.com/page/jeff-brun….

Another smashing talk by PhD student Becca Elsworth on “Assessing effects of a novel weight management product on appetite” #BFDG2024 @EllaHintonP NBU Bristol Jeff Brunstrom NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

Well done Annika N Flynn for a brilliant overview of the SNEAK project “No need to change recipes! Merely swapping meals on a weekly menu reduces carbon footprint and intake of saturated fatty acids” #BFDG2024 Jeff Brunstrom NBU Bristol BristolUniPsych NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

Completed the 2024 London Marathon this afternoon (4h29min47sec). Hats off to my lovely wonderful sponsors (justgiving.com/page/jeff-brun…) and supporters.

📣We are very excited to host #BFDG2025 in Bristol - please save the dates in your diary! Main meeting: 24th-25th April 2025 ECR event: 23rd April 2025

⭐️ Congratulations to Dr. Courtney Neal for passing her PhD viva Courtney’s PhD was titled: Understanding the role of hunger in dietary cognition and the food insecurity-obesity paradox Thanks to her examiners Jeff Brunstrom & Fran Hillier-Brown

Thrilled and delighted to have been part of this meeting. Inspirational science. New ideas. New friends!

Canine cuteness alert!👀🐶 More than pretty pooches, these furry friends are on a mission to cut their carbon pawprint 🐾. Find out how lab-grown meat could make pet - and human - diets more sustainable in future🌍. Read more about the BBC News (UK) scoop ⬇️ bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/febr…