Nudging, formulating new products, and the lifecourse : a qualitative assessment of the viability of three methods for reducing Scottish meat consumption for health, ethical, and environmental reasons

The authors would like to thank all individuals and groups who took part in this research. Research funding was provided by the Scottish Government’s Rural & Environmental Science and Analytical Services division. This study was funded as part of the Scottish Government Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services (RESAS). The sponsors had no further role in the research project.Peer reviewedPostprin

Self-Reported Purchasing Behaviour, Sociodemographic Predictors of Plant-Based Protein Purchasing and Knowledge about Protein in Scotland and England

Acknowledgments: Support for initial data analysis was given by Mary Kynn. Funding: The authors gratefully acknowledge funding from the Scottish Government from project B7-01 (2022–2027), supporting this work.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Effect of High-Protein Breakfast Meals on Within-Day Appetite and Food Intake in Healthy Men and Women

The Rowett Institute and Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland are grateful to the Scottish Government for funding this work. We thank the Rowett Human Nutrition Unit staff for their technical help with the interventions. Staff members who helped include Jean Bryce, Nina Lamza and Karen Taylor. The Rowett Institute and Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland are grateful to the Scottish Government for funding this work.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Role of protein in healthy ageing

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Oat-enriched diet reduces inflammatory status assessed by circulating cell-derived microparticle concentrations in type 2 diabetes

This work was funded by the Chief Scientists Office of the Scottish Government by a joint grant to the University of the Highland and Islands, Grampian Health Board, Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland and the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen. Additional support was provided by Provexis plc.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Exploring Health-Promoting Attributes of Plant Proteins as a Functional Ingredient for the Food Sector : A Systematic Review of Human Interventional Studies

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Understanding barriers to purchasing healthier, more sustainable food for people living with obesity and food insecurity.

In westernised countries, food insecurity (FI), poorer diet quality, and obesity are disproportionately represented in groups experiencing socio-economic disadvantage. Grocery stores are one promising arena for intervention; however how these settings can facilitate purchasing of healthier, more sustainable food in people living with obesity (PLWO) and FI remains unclear. Using an online survey (N=583), adults residing in England or Scotland with a body mass index of ≥30kg/m2 self-reported on FI, diet quality, and their experiences of shopping in a grocery store for healthy and sustainable food. Using structural equation modelling, greater FI was directly associated with barriers from the food environment (e.g., price), food preparation practices, lower healthy diet knowledge and physical ill-health. Moreover, greater FI was indirectly associated with poorer diet quality via poorer mental health and greater experiences of self-stigma associated with being food insecure. Grocery store interventions based on price or incentivisation were ranked most helpful in supporting healthier, more sustainable purchasing. These findings highlight the challenges faced by this group when shopping and underscore the need for policy development relating to price and affordability at a population-level, and for clinicians to offer tailored, holistic approaches to obesity treatment that acknowledges and minimises stigma and mental health

Sapogenol is a major microbial metabolite in human plasma associated with high protein soy-based diets : the relevance for functional food formulations

Funding: This work was supported by The Scottish Government's Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS). Acknowledgments: The authors are grateful to the ALPRO™ Foundation for supporting this work. Author Contributions: Conceptualization, A.M.J. and W.R.R.; methodology, M.N., Y.B., S.H.D., G.J.D., J.S.C.; data curation, M.N.; V.R.; writing—original draft preparation, M.N.; writing—review and editing, M.N.; V.R., W.R.R. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Protein for Life : Review of Optimal Protein Intake, Sustainable Dietary Sources and the Effect on Appetite in Ageing Adults

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