Dr Samantha Caton
BSc (Hons), M.Med.Sci, PhD
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Lecturer
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
2037, 2nd Floor
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- Profile
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I am a biological Psychologist with an interest in the broad areas of obesity, appetite regulation and nutrition. My first degree was in Psychology (University of Leeds) followed by a Masters degree in Human Nutrition (University of Sheffield).
I undertook my PhD at the University of Liverpool, studying the effects of alcohol on appetite regulation and energy balance. My PhD allowed me to combine both Psychology and Human Nutrition.
I joined the Section of Public Health as a Lecturer in October 2013. Prior to this I was a lecturer in Biopsychology and Neuroscience at the University of Bradford.
I have held post-doctoral positions both internationally and nationally; Germany (Ludwig Maximillians Universität, Munich, Department of Endocrinology), USA (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Department of Psychology) and most recently in the UK (University of Leeds, Institute of Psychological Sciences).
- Research interests
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- Promotion of healthful eating in pre-school children.
- Infant feeding behaviour.
- Effect of alcohol on appetite and body weight regulation.
Current projects
- Promotion of vegetable intake in pre-school children. I am currently involved, via my honorary fellowship at the University of Leeds, in an EU (FP7) funded project, "HabEat: Determining factors and critical periods in food Habit formation and breaking in Early childhood: a multidisciplinary approach" The work package that I am directly involved in is undertaken at the Human Appetite Research Unit Infant Lab, Institute of Psychological Sciences with Professor Marion Hetherington
- Early prevention: responsive feeding in pre-school children. This work is undertaken as part of an ESRC White Rose Collaborative studentship.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Exploring factors influencing late evening eating and barriers and enablers to changing to earlier eating patterns in adults with overweight and obesity. Appetite, 202, 107646-107646.
- Behavioural change techniques in health coaching-based interventions for Type 2 Diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 23.
- Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of health coaching as a new diabetes management approach for the people with type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia: a protocol for a mixed methods feasibility study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22).
- Timing of energy intake and BMI in children: differential impacts by age and sex. British Journal of Nutrition.
- Risk factors for overweight and obesity within the home environment of preschool children in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Nutrients, 14(9). View this article in WRRO
- Healthy soil, healthy food, healthy people: an outline of the H3 project. Nutrition Bulletin, 46(4), 497-505. View this article in WRRO
- Examination of dietary intake of UK preschool children by varying carers : evidence from the 2008-2016 UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey. British Journal of Nutrition.
- Food security in Ghanaian urban cities: a scoping review of the literature. Nutrients, 13(10). View this article in WRRO
- Grandparental dietary provision, feeding practices and feedings styles when caring for preschool-aged grandchildren: a systematic mixed methods review. Obesity Reviews. View this article in WRRO
- Snack portion sizes for preschool children are predicted by caregiver portion size, caregiver feeding practices and children's eating traits. Nutrients, 11(12). View this article in WRRO
- Maternal decisions on portion size and portion control strategies for snacks in preschool children. Nutrients, 11(12). View this article in WRRO
- Colour as a cue to eat : effects of plate colour on snack intake in pre-school children. Food Quality and Preference. View this article in WRRO
- Endoplasmic reticulum stress may be involved in insulin resistance and lipid metabolism disorders of the white adipose tissues induced by high-fat diet containing industrial trans-fatty acids. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 12, 1625-1638. View this article in WRRO
- The effect of food type on the portion size effect in children aged 2- 12 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Appetite, 137, 47-61. View this article in WRRO
- The eyes have it: infant gaze as an indicator of hunger and satiation.. Appetite, 133, 353-361. View this article in WRRO
- The effects of repeated exposure and variety on vegetable intake in pre-school children. Appetite, 132, 37-43. View this article in WRRO
- Can Reduced Intake Associated with Downsizing a High Energy Dense Meal Item be Offset by Increased Vegetable Variety in 3–5-year-old Children?. Nutrients, 10(12). View this article in WRRO
- The Feasibility and Acceptability of Two Methods of Snack Portion Control in United Kingdom (UK) Preschool Children: Reduction and Replacement. Nutrients. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding the science of portion control and the art of downsizing. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. View this article in WRRO
- How Infants and Young Children Learn About Food: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. View this article in WRRO
- Communicating hunger and satiation in the first 2years of life: a systematic review. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 12, 205-228. View this article in WRRO
- Alcohol, Appetite and Loss of Restraint. Current Obesity Reports, 4(1), 99-105.
- Alcohol, Appetite and Loss of Restraint.. Current obesity reports.
- The root of the problem: increasing root vegetable intake in preschool children by repeated exposure and flavour flavour learning. Appetite, 80, 154-160.
- Increasing pre-school children’s liking for a novel vegetable. A comparison of flavour flavour learning and repeated exposure. Appetite, 71, 470-470.
- Eating a Rainbow. Introducing vegetables in the first years of life in 3 European countries. Appetite, 71, 48-56.
- Repetition counts: Repeated exposure increases intake of a novel vegetable in UK pre-school children compared to flavour-flavour and flavour-nutrient learning. British Journal of Nutrition, 109(11), 2089-2097.
- Mere exposure increases intake of a novel vegetable in pre-school children. Appetite, 59(2), 622-622.
- Vegetable intake and liking in pre-school children. A cross cultural comparison of three European countries. Appetite, 59(2), 619-619.
- Low-carbohydrate high-fat diets in combination with daily exercise in rats: Effects on body weight regulation, body composition and exercise capacity. Physiology and Behavior, 106(2), 185-192.
- Vegetables by stealth. An exploratory study investigating the introduction of vegetables in the weaning period. Appetite, 57(3), 816-825.
- Low-carbohydrate High-fat Diets: Regulation of Energy Balance and Body Weight Regain in Rats. Obesity, 17(2), 283-289.
- The relationship between alexithymia and salivary cortisol levels in somatoform disorders. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 62(5), 366-373.
- A highly sensitive immunofluorometric assay for the measurement of aldosterone in small sample volumes: validation in mouse serum. Journal of Endocrinology, 196(2), 215-224.
- Eat fat, get fat?: The short-term effectiveness of low-carbohydrate diets for weight loss. OBESITY AND METABOLISM-MILAN, 3(1), 38-43.
- Acute effects of an alcoholic drink on food intake: aperitif versus co-ingestion.. Physiology & Behavior, 90, 368-375.
- Gastrointestinal signalling peptides in obesity. Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms, 3(4), 463-470.
- Pleasure and alcohol: manipulating pleasantness and the acute effects of alcohol on food intake. Physiology & Behavior, 84(3), 371-377.
- Dose-dependent effects of alcohol on appetite and food intake. Physiology & Behavior, 81(1), 51-58.
- Alcohol and food intake. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 6(6), 639-644.
- Prevalence and key determinants of the triple burden of childhood malnutrition in Southeast Asian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis within an adapted socio-ecological framework. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-15.
- The Role of Complementary Feeding Practices in Addressing the Double Burden of Malnutrition among Children Aged 6–23 Months: Insight from the Vietnamese General Nutrition Survey 2020. Nutrients, 16(19), 3240-3240.
- Biofortification as a food-based strategy to improve nutrition in high-income countries: a scoping review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-22.
- Determinants of Disordered Eating Behaviours (DEBs) among Adolescent Female School Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study. Nutrients, 16(13), 2119-2119.
- Quantifying the relationship between gardening and health and well-being in the UK: a survey during the covid-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health, 24(1).
- The Prevalence of Disordered Eating Behaviours (DEBs) among Adolescent Female School Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients, 16(2), 281-281.
- Prevalence of Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Behaviours amongst Adolescents and Young Adults in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 15(21), 4643-4643.
- Increasing fibre intake in the UK: lessons from the Danish Whole Grain Partnership. British Journal of Nutrition, 1-14.
- Learning to Eat Vegetables in Early Life: The Role of Timing, Age and Individual Eating Traits. PLoS ONE, 9(5), e97609-e97609. View this article in WRRO
- A comparison between parent and grandparent dietary provision, feeding styles and feeding practices when caring for preschool-aged children. Appetite.
Chapters
- sensory-specific satiation and satiety In Hort J, Kemp SE & Hollowood T (Ed.), Time-Dependent Measures of Perception in Sensory Evaluation (pp. 48-66). London: John Wiley & Sons.
- Gastrointestinal Signals: Stimulation, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (pp. 577-581). Elsevier
Theses / Dissertations
Preprints
- Demographic variation and socioeconomic inequalities associated with the triple burden of malnutrition in Vietnamese children aged 6 months to 9 years old: Findings from the Vietnamese General Nutrition Survey 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Behavioural Change Techniques in Health Coaching-Based Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Systematic Review, Research Square Platform LLC.
- Research group
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PhD Students
- Janet McNally (University of Leeds, co-supervised with Professor Marion Hetherington
- Teaching interests
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- Supervision of Masters dissertations
- Supervision of Postgraduate research students
PhD supervision
I am interested in supervising Research Students in topics/areas such as Obesity, Nutrition and Infant feeding.
- Teaching activities
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Public Health teaching in Phase 1 of the Undergraduate Medical Degree (MBChB)
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO)
- Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour (SSIB)
- British Feeding and Drinking Group (BFDG)