Dr Beth Armstrong

Journal articles

• Beth A, Louise D & Bernard BN (2026) The meat of the matter: demographic characteristics, food-related concerns, perceptions and motivations associated with meat analogue consumption in the UK. Food Chemistry, 525, 150554-150554.
• Armstrong B, Ogunmayin L & Bhamra SK (2026) Insights into public use and attitudes of cannabidiol (CBD) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: secondary analysis of an official statistic consumer survey, Food and You 2. BMJ Public Health, 4(3), e003924-e003924. View this article in WRRO
• Boyle NB, Armstrong B, Buckland NJ, Lane L, Caton SJ, Reynolds C, Vogel C & Dye L (2026) It's bean too long: interventions to reintroduce legumes to the UK palate and plate. Annals of Applied Biology, 189(1). View this article in WRRO
• Armstrong B, Reynolds C & Edwards F (2026) Beyond the bin: demographic characteristics and attitudes associated with dumpster diving. The UK as a case study. Global Food Security, 49, 100913-100913.
• Bridge G, Vogt J, Armstrong B, Schmidt Rivera X, Kaur A, Stetkiewicz S & Stetkiewicz S (2025) Healthy and sustainable diets in times of crisis: a longitudinal, mixed-methods study of risk factors and coping mechanisms in UK parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sustainability, 17(13). View this article in WRRO
• Garratt EA & Armstrong B (2024) Food insecurity and food bank use: Who is most at risk of severe food insecurity and who uses food banks?. Public Health Nutrition, 27(1). View this article in WRRO
• Armstrong B, Smith R & Garratt E (2024) Risk it for a biscuit: food safety behaviours and food insecurity of older adults. Appetite, 203. View this article in WRRO
• Stone RA, Armstrong B, Mead BA & Hardman CA (2023) Understanding the predictors of healthier, more sustainable dietary behaviours: The role of food security.. Appetite, 189, 106918-106918.
• Stone RA, Lonnie M, Mead BR, Armstrong B & Hardman CA (2023) Understanding the drivers of healthier, more sustainable dietary behaviours: The role of food security. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82(OCE3).
• Armstrong B, Bhattachary D, Bogdan A, Connors C, Broomfield L, Disson J, Gillespie R, Heard H, John A, King L , Miah M et al (2023) Digital methods of social science in food regulation: case studies from the Food Standards Agency. Journal of Risk Research, 26(8), 855-865.
• Armstrong B & Reynolds C (2023) China and the USA, a higher perceived risk for UK consumers in a post COVID-19 food system: the impact of country of origin and ethical information on consumer perceptions of food. Emerald Open Research, 1(6).
• Oakden L, Bridge G, Armstrong B, Reynolds C, Wang C, Panzone L, Rivera XS, Kause A, Ffoulkes C, Krawczyk C , Miller G et al (2021) The importance of citizen scientists in the move towards sustainable diets and a sustainable food system. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5. View this article in WRRO
• Armstrong B, Reynolds C, Martins CA, Frankowska A, Levy RB, Rauber F, Osei-Kwasi HA, Vega M, Cediel G, Schmidt X , Kluczkovski A et al (2021) Food insecurity, food waste, food behaviours and cooking confidence of UK citizens at the start of the COVID-19 lockdown. British Food Journal, 123(9), 2959-2978. View this article in WRRO
• Bridge G, Armstrong B, Reynolds C, Wang C, Schmidt X, Kause A, Ffoulkes C, Krawczyk C, Miller G, Serjeant S & Oakden L (2021) Engaging citizens in sustainability research: comparing survey recruitment and responses between Facebook, Twitter and qualtrics. British Food Journal, 123(9), 3116-3132.
• Armstrong B, Reynolds C, Bridge G, Oakden L, Wang C, Panzone L, Schmidt Rivera X, Kause A, Ffoulkes C, Krawczyk C , Miller G et al (2021) How does citizen science compare to online survey panels? A comparison of food knowledge and perceptions between the Zooniverse, Prolific and Qualtrics UK Panels. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 4. View this article in WRRO
• Armstrong B, Bridge G, Oakden L, Reynolds C, Wang C, Panzone LA, Rivera XS, Kause A, Ffoulkes C, Krawczyk C , Miller G et al (2020) Piloting citizen science methods to measure perceptions of carbon footprint and energy content of food. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 4. View this article in WRRO
• Armstrong B & Reynolds C () China and the USA, a higher perceived risk for UK consumers in a post COVID-19 food system: the impact of country of origin and ethical information on consumer perceptions of food. Emerald Open Research, 2, 35-35.
• Armstrong B, Meskin A & Blundell-Birtill P () Delicious but Immoral? Ethical Information Influences Consumer Expectations and Experience of Food. Frontiers in Psychology, 10.

Conference proceedings

• Bridge G, Vogt J, Armstrong B, Rivera XS, Sandhu A & Stetkiewicz S (2022) 56. Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on healthy and sustainable diets and wellbeing in UK parents. Transforming food systems: ethics, innovation and responsibility (pp 365-370)

Reports

• Armstrong DB, King L, Ibrahimi A, Clifford R & Jitlal M (2022) Food and You 2: Wave 3 Key Findings
• Armstrong B (2021) Food Security in Northern Ireland, Food and You 2: Wave 1
• Diprose DK, Armstrong DB, Moore A, Heard H, Murray L, Clifford R, Mensah DD & Jenkins M () Food and You 2 FHRS Wave 8: Executive Summary
• Wootton A, Heard H, Moore A, Armstrong B, King L, Clifford R, Jenkins M & Mensah D () F&Y2 Wave 7-8 NI: Executive Summary
• Armstrong B, Heard H, Murray L, Clifford R, Mensah D & Jenkins M () Food and You 2 - Wave 8
• Armstrong B, King L, Clifford R, Jitlal M, Mears K, Parnell C & Mensah D () Food and You 2: Wave 7 Key Findings
• Armstrong B, King L, Clifford R, Jitlal M, Mears K, Parnell C & Menash D () Food and You 2: 2020-2023 trends report
• Armstrong B, King L, Clifford R, Jitlal M, Mears K, Parnell C & Mensah D () Food and You 2: Wave 6 Key Findings
• Armstrong B, King L, Clifford R, Jitlal M, Ibrahimi Jarchlo A, Mears K, Parnell C & Mensah D () Food and You: Wave 5
• Armstrong DB, King L, Ibrahimi A, Clifford R & Jitlal M () Food and You 2: Northern Ireland Wave 3-4 Key Findings
• Armstrong B, King L, Ibrahimi A, Clifford R, Jitlal M & Mears K () Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) - Food and You 2: Wave 4 Key Findings
• Armstrong B, King L, Clifford R, Jitlal M, Ibrahimi Jarchlo A & Mears K () Food and You 2: Wave 4
• Armstrong DB, King L, Ibrahimi A, Clifford R & Jitlal M () Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) Food and You 2: Wave 2
• Armstrong DB, King L, Ibrahimi A, Clifford R & Jitlal M () Food and You 2: Northern Ireland. Wave 1-2 Key Findings
• Armstrong DB, King L, Ibrahimi A, Clifford R & Jitlal M () Food and You 2: Wales Wave 1-2 Key Findings
• Armstrong B, King L, Clifford R & Jitlal M () Food and You 2 - Wave 2
• Armstrong B, King L, Clifford R & Jitlal M () Food and You 2: Wave 1 Key Findings

Preprints

• Taylor N, Christiansen P, Armstrong B, Boyland E & Hardman C (2025) Associations between food-related concerns, food security status and food support use: a secondary analysis of the Food and You 2: Wave 6 dataset, Center for Open Science.