Selected Publications

Gao M, Kirk M, Knight H, et al. A Ketogenic Diet for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online February 04, 2026. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.4431

Jostock, C., O’Hagan, A., & Pechey, R. (2026). Combining positioning and labelling interventions for healthier and more environmentally sustainable products: A randomised controlled trial in an online experimental supermarket. Appetite, 218, 108378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.108378

Garnett, E. E., Biggs, E., Çoker, E. N., Becker, E., & Pechey, R. (2026). Does unmatching meat and plant-based meals change plant-based meal selection? An evaluation in an online hypothetical randomised trial. Appetite, 222, 108527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2026.108527

Evans, R., O’Flaherty, M., Putra, I.G.N.E., Kypridemos, C., Robinson, E. and Colombet, Z. (2026) The estimated impact of mandatory front-of-pack nutrition labelling policies on adult obesity prevalence and obesity-related mortality in England: a modelling study. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 60, 101506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101506

Pechey, R., Bandy, L. and Jebb, S.A. (2026) The case for mandatory reporting to enable targets for healthy and environmentally sustainable food: means, motive and opportunity. BMC Medicine, 24, 154. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04690-6

Bishop-Edwards L, Taylor Buck E, Stockdale J and Weich S (2026) Creative social prescribing groups during lockdown: a photo-elicitation evaluation of group users’ experiences. Front. Public Health 13:1702170. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1702170

Santillo M, Gray LJ, Young HML, et al. Patient-reported quality of life (QoL) measurements in adults with multiple long-term conditions: A scoping review protocol. Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity. 2025;15.

Jia R, Bandy L, Davies E, Forde H, Scarborough P, Pechey R. Effects of brand-matched alcoholic and alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks adverts on drink selections: A United Kingdom-based randomised controlled trial in an experimental online supermarket. Addiction. 2025. 

Lee C, Gao M, Smith M, et al. Weight trajectories and access to weight management services in individuals with severe mental illness in the UK: a population-based, matched cohort study. Science Direct. 2025;12(10)

Onyimadu O, Hayes A, Fahr P, et al. Child Body Mass Index and Health Care Costs in England. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(10):e2537560

Gough, T., Cummings, J. R., Evans, R., Hill, S., Jones, A., & Robinson, E. (2025). Food in the news: Effects of exposure to information about ultra-processed vs. high in nutrients of concern foods on consumer perceptions and intake. Appetite, 214, 108217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.108217

Finlay, A., Jones, A., O’Flaherty, M., Colombet, Z., Townsend, N., Garbutt, J., Evans, R., Toumpakari, Z., & Robinson, E. (2025). Out-of-home food selection behaviour in the presence and absence of price-based incentives in a virtual food delivery app: A randomised controlled trial. Appetite, 215, 108228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.108228

Dong, X., Aveyard, P., Guess, N., Huang, N., Huang, T. and Gao, M. (2025) Association between ketone metabolism and the risk of depression: an observational and Mendelian randomization study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 388, 119594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.119594

Evans, R., Brealey, J., Clarke, N., Falbe, J., Finlay, A. and Jones, A. et al. (2025) Salt warning labels in the out-of-home food sector: online and real-world randomised controlled trials in the UK. The Lancet Public Health, 10(8), e656–e667. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(25)00143-4

Inns, M., Gill, M., Arribas, M., Logeswaran, Y., Minichino, A., Reilly, T.J., De Micheli, A., Shah, J.L., McGuire, P., Fusar-Poli, P. and Oliver, D. (2025) Can we detect the undetected? Comparing the prodromes of individuals with first episode psychosis detected and undetected by clinical high-risk for psychosis services: an electronic health record study. Schizophrenia Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaf201

Biggs, E., Garnett, E.E. and Pechey, R. (2025) Does the range of ecolabels on offer alter their impact on meal selection? An online randomised control trial. BMC Public Health, 26, 226. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25870-8

Çoker, E.N., Pechey, R. and Jebb, S.A. (2025) Testing the effect of a dynamic descriptive social norm message on meat-free food selection in worksite cafeterias: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine, 23, 474. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04302-9

Jostock, C., Biggs, E., Knight, E., Luick, M., Roberts, N., Hollands, G.J. and Pechey, R. (2025) Comparing the impact and mechanistic pathways of micro-environmental interventions targeting healthier vs. more environmentally sustainable food options: an overview of reviews. BMC Medicine, 23, 586. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04381-8

Dong, X., Aveyard, P., Yang, X., Kivimaki, M., Chen, S., Firth, J., Drakesmith, C.W. and Gao, M. (2025) Adiposity and the first-onset of diagnosed mental illnesses: a population-based cohort study of 10 million UK adults. BMC Medicine, 24, 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04514-z  

Bhui K, Mooney R, Stepney M et al. Improving Research Inclusion: learning from NIHR and Research Council funded studies in England [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]. NIHR Open Res 2025, 5:102 (https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.14116.1)

Jones, G., Bailey, L., Beeken, R.J., Brady, S., Cooper, C., Copeland, R.J. et al. (2024) Supporting physical activity through co-production in people with severe mental ill health (SPACES): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 10, 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-024-01460-0

Langfield T, Clarke K, Sadab AA, Jones A, Robinson E.  Impact of dishware size on energy intake in adult females: A randomized control trial examining effects on within-meal and post-meal energy intake. Appetite. 2024 Jun 1;197:107296

Bhui K et al.  Experience-based Investigation and Co-design of Psychosis Centred Integrated Care Services for Ethnically Diverse People with Multimorbidity (CoPICS): study protocol.  BMJ Open 2024, 14:e084121

Luick M, Bandy L, Piernas C, Jebb SA, Pechey R.  Do promotions of healthier and more sustainable foods increase sales? Findings from three natural experiments in UK supermarkets.  BMC Public Health. 2024 Jun 21;24(1):1658

Zhu S, Deepra Sinha, Kirk M et al.Effectiveness of behavioural interventions with motivational interviewing on physical activity outcomes in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2024 Jul 10;386:e078713

Robinson E, Johnstone AM.  Ultra-processed food (UPF), health and mechanistic uncertainty: What should we be advising the public to do about UPFs? PLoS Med. 2024 Oct 15;21(10):e1004439

Luick M, Bandy L, Jebb SA, Pechey R.  The impact of the English calorie labelling policy on the energy content of food offered and purchased in worksite cafeterias: a natural experiment.  BMC Nutr. 2024 Aug 13;10(1):110

Asad A, Kirk M, Zhu S, Dong X, Gao M.  Effects of Prebiotics and Probiotics on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Clinically Diagnosed Samples: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.  Nutr rev. 2024 Dec 28:nuae177.

Polden M, Robinson E et al. Evaluating the association between the introduction of mandatory calorie labelling and energy consumed using observational data from the out-of-home food sector in England.  Nat Hum Behav. 2024 Nov 25.

Cobiac LJ, Scarborough P et al. Impact of the UK soft drinks industry levy on health and health inequalities in children and adolescents in England: An interrupted time series analysis and population health modelling study. PLoS Med. 2024 Mar 28;21(3):e1004371

Finlay A, Boyland E, Jones A, Witkam R, Robinson E.  The impact of calorie labelling and proportional pricing on out of home food orders: a randomised controlled trial study using a virtual food and drink delivery app.  Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 20, 112 (2023)

Jebb SA, Aveyard P. ‘Willpower’ is not enough: time for a new approach to public health policy to prevent obesity. BMC Medicine. 21: 89 (2023)

Lee C, Waite F, Piernas C, Aveyard P. Development and initial evaluation of a behavioural intervention to support weight management for people with serious mental illness: an uncontrolled feasibility and acceptability study. BMC Psychiatry. 23: 130 (2023)

Theodoulou A, Hartmann-Boyce J, Gorenberg J, Oke JL, Butler AR, Bastounis A, Jebb SA, Aveyard P. Weight regain and mental health outcomes following behavioural weight management programmes: A systematic review with meta-analyses. Clinical Obesity. Vol 13 Issue 3 (June 2023).