Elanor Hinton is a Senior Research Fellow within the clinical workstream of the diet and physical activity theme of the Bristol BRC.

Elanor’s research focusses on developing and testing psychological approaches for weight management to help young people and adults living with overweight and obesity.

Elanor works with partners in industry, as well as collaborating with charities such as Obesity UK and Diabetes UK to facilitate public involvement in research.

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New intervention could increase adolescents’ motivation to manage their weight

A new intervention, developed in collaboration with young people living with obesity, could increase adolescents’…

New weight loss pill aims to bridge gap in obesity treatments

An innovative new pill could soon offer a new and affordable weight management treatment, following…

Eating over a longer part of the day in adolescence linked to lower body weight in early adulthood, study finds

A new study has found that adolescents who eat over longer periods of the day…

Exploring links between carbohydrate counting and eating disorders in people with type 1 diabetes

Evidence suggests that people with type 1 diabetes who count carbohydrates are less likely to…

Weight management intervention for adolescents wins ASO Ken Clare Award for involving public in obesity research

An intervention aimed at helping adolescents manage their weight has won the Association for…

How dietary restraint could significantly reduce effects of genetic risk of obesity

Obesity risk genes make people feel hungrier and lose control over their eating, but practising…

New project aims to use AI to help people with type 2 diabetes manage their health

A Bristol-based team funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)…

Eating behaviour and childhood onset craniopharyngioma

Researchers have confirmed a link between hyperphagia – an abnormally strong desire for food…

Does intermittent fasting affect appetite?

Researchers from NIHR Bristol BRC and the School of Psychological Science in the University of…

Does exercise affect how our brains respond to food cues?

A single bout of exercise increased reactivity to food cues in parts of the brain…