PhD Studentship - Reducing Free Sugar Intakes: A Role for Sweet Taste

This project will build on the previous work to investigate the value of a focus on taste for reducing free sugar intakes. Advice to substitute high-sugar foods will be provided to willing UK adult high sugar consumers (>5% total energy intake from free sugars (2)), and effects investigated for the following 12 weeks. The advice will focus on substituting high-sugar foods for 1) sweet tasting low-sugar foods or 2) non-sweet, but high-taste low-sugar foods, e.g. foods flavoured with herbs, spices, nuts and seeds, versus control, where no specific taste will be mentioned. The advice will stem from Public Health England (2), supplemented to target the three food groups known to contribute most to free sugar intakes in UK adults. Differential effects in intakes of these three food groups will also be investigated. 

This is a fully-funded PhD studentship which includes a stipend of £18,622 each year to support your living costs. 

Key information

Next start date:

September 2024

Location:

Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus

Duration:

36 months

Entry requirements:

Outstanding academic potential as measured normally by either a 1st class honours degree or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA), or a Master’s degree with distinction or equivalent. If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 minimum (with a minimum 6.0 in each component, or equivalent). For more information check out our full entry requirements