Psychology, Food, Health and Nutrition

In 1989 the Scientific Affairs Board of the British Psychological Society set up a working party on food, health and nutrition chaired by Dr Jane Wardle to report on the contribution of psychology to this important area. This is a version of the working party′s report,reprinted here with kind permission of The Psychologist. Outlines the evidence relating diet to health and development and illustrates the possible contribution of psychological research to the area of food choice. The working party hopes that this report will stimulate productive collaboration between psychologists and food scientists.