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Schneider, E, Spetter, MS, Martin, E, Sapey, E, Yip, KP, Manolopoulos, KN, Tahrani, AA, Thomas, JM, Lee, M, Hallschmid, M, Rotshtein, P, Dourish, CT & Higgs, S 2022, 'The effect of intranasal insulin on appetite and mood in women with and without obesity: an experimental medicine study', International Journal of Obesity, vol. 46, no. 7, pp. 1319-1327. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-022-01115-1
Long, EV, Vartanian, LR, Faasse, K & Higgs, S 2022, 'People's intended serving behaviour at social vs. non-social meals', Appetite, vol. 175, 106053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106053
Schneider, E, Martin, E, Rotshtein, P, Qureshi, KL, Chamberlain, SR, Spetter, MS, Dourish, CT & Higgs, S 2022, 'The effects of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate on eating behaviour and homeostatic, reward and cognitive processes in women with binge-eating symptoms: an experimental medicine study', Translational Psychiatry, vol. 12, no. 1, 9, pp. 8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01770-4
Parent, MB, Higgs, S, Cheke, LG & Kanoski, SE 2021, 'Memory and eating: a bidirectional relationship implicated in obesity', Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, vol. 132, pp. 110-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.10.051
Higgs, S & Thomas, J 2016, 'Social influences on eating', Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, vol. 9, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.10.005
Recent publications
Article
Sardjoe, M, Adam, T, Plasqui, G, Aldred, S, Dourish, CT & Higgs, S 2026, 'An online study of associations between physical activity, cognitive functioning and food choice', Appetite, vol. 224, 108562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2026.108562
Edwards, KL, Zhang, L, Flynn, AN, Karataş, KF, Lion, R, Zandstra, EH, Brunstrom, JM & Higgs, S 2026, 'Developing a novel computational model to quantify predictors of sustainable food choice', Food Quality and Preference, vol. 146, 106051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2026.106051
Edwards, KL, Laqué, P, Thurman, RM & Higgs, S 2026, 'Exposure to dynamic social norm messages increases plant-based food choice: An online and field-based experiment', Food Quality and Preference, vol. 139, 105856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2026.105856
Anjom-Shoae, J, Hajishafiee, M, Fitzgerald, PCE, Coleman, R, Martin, AM, Poppitt, SD, Lee, M, Higgs, S, Rehfeld, JF, Holst, JJ, Veedfald, S, Horowitz, M & Feinle-Bisset, C 2025, 'Acute decrease in the plasma tryptophan-to-large-neutral-amino-acids ratio attenuates the effects of L-tryptophan on gut hormones and energy intake in healthy males: a randomized, cross-over, exploratory trial', The American journal of clinical nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.02.016
Birdi, GK, Wong, G, Upthegrove, R, Higgs, S, Walsh, A, Ahern, A, Allen, K, Howe, J, Habib, H, Nixon, K, Oduola, S & Maidment, I 2024, 'A Realist Evaluation of Social Care Practitioners’ Experiences With and Understanding of Applied Healthcare Research', Inquiry : The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, vol. 61. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580241248130
Edwards, KL, Thomas, JM, Higgs, S & Blissett, J 2024, 'Exposure to models’ negative facial expressions whilst eating a vegetable decreases women’s liking of the modelled vegetable, but not their desire to eat', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 14, 1252369. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1252369
Sardjoe, M, Aldred, S, Adam, T, Plasqui, G, Brunstrom, JM, Dourish, CT & Higgs, S 2024, 'Inhibitory control mediates the effect of high intensity interval exercise on food choice', Appetite, vol. 200, 107499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107499
Higgs, S, Aarts, K, Adan, RAH, Buitelaar, JK, Cirulli, F, Cryan, JF, Dickson, SL, Korosi, A, van der Beek, EM & Dye, L 2024, 'Policy Actions Required to Improve Nutrition for Brain Health', Nutrition Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuae160
Edwards, KL, Thomas, JM, Higgs, S & Blissett, J 2024, 'Repeated exposure to models' positive facial expressions whilst eating a raw vegetable increases children's consumption of the modelled vegetable', Eating Behaviors, vol. 53, 101872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101872
Nolan, LJ & Higgs, S 2024, 'The role of irrational beliefs in the relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and disordered eating in two general student samples', Appetite, vol. 195, 107229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107229
Martin, E, Dourish, CT & Higgs, S 2023, 'Interoceptive accuracy mediates the longitudinal relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) inattentive symptoms and disordered eating in a community sample', Physiology and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114220
Letter
H Heald, A, Shakespeare, M, Phillipson, A, Cade, J, Netter, P & Higgs, S 2023, 'Does food responsiveness change in people with first-episode psychosis over a period of 3 months after commencing antipsychotics? Preliminary results', Cardiovascular endocrinology & metabolism, vol. 12, no. 1, e0274. https://doi.org/10.1097/XCE.0000000000000274
Review article
Edwards, KL & Higgs, S 2026, 'Using positive social influences to increase children's vegetable intake', The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665126105060
MacPhee, M, Howe, J, Habib, H, Piwowarczyk, E, Wong, G, Ahern, A, Birdi, G, Higgs, S, Oduola, S, Kenny, A, Walsh, A, Upthegrove, R, Allen, K, Carlish, M, Lovell, J & Maidment, I 2025, 'Non-pharmacologicaL InterVEntions for Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain (RESOLVE) in People Living With Severe Mental Illness: A Realist Synthesis', Obesity Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13962
Schneider, E, Leigh, SJ, Lynch, CMK, Hilbert, A, Clarke, G, Higgs, S & Cryan, JF 2024, 'Microbiota-gut-brain axis in binge-eating disorder: Towards microbiome-based therapies', Neuroscience Applied, vol. 3, 104088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nsa.2024.104088
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