Research News

Congratulations from all the Restructure team to Lise Heuven on defending her PhD thesis!

On the 30th of October, Lise Heuven defended her PhD thesis entitled “Slowly eating less;  How texture-based differences in eating rate moderate energy intake from Ultra-processed foods”. Read more

RESTRUCTURE Presented at 16th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium in Philadelphia, USA

The RESTRUCTURE team shared findings from the recently completed RCT, presenting a series of talks during the different parallel and plenary sessions. Read more

RESTRUCTURE SYMPOSIUM at the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition in Paris, France

The RESTRUCTURE team recently present the project outcomes at the world’s largest Nutrition conference, the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN-IUNS) held in Paris. Read more

New paper: Rationale, design and outcomes of the Restructure randomised controlled trial

In advance of the forthcoming publication of the main findings from the RESTRUCTURE randomized controlled trial, we would like to share the recently published protocol paper. Read more

PRESS RELEASE: Eating rate has sustained effects on energy intake from ultra-processed diets

Results from the RESTRUCTURE RCT have been presented in ASN. Read more for the official press release. Read more

Findings from the RESTRUCTURE trial to be presented in ASN

ASN will host a session that showcases findings from the RESTRUCTURE trial within the broader context of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Read more

RESTRUCTURE clinical trial findings to be presented at IUNS-ICN 2025

The RESTRUCTURE clinical trial will be featured at the upcoming IUNS-ICN 2025, a key international conference in the field of nutrition. Read more

Predicting the eating rate of bread from its texture

New findings from the RESTRUCTURE project, published in Food & Function, show that the eating rate of bread can be predicted based on its sensory texture attributes and physical properties. Read more

Most Dutch consumers have a neutral and nuanced attitude towards industrial food processing

There is not much known about consumers’ attitudes and associations towards the processing of foods. Recently, new insights from a Dutch consumer study were published in Appetite: Read more

New study demonstrates a consistent effect of meal texture on eating rate and food intake across a wide range of meals

New findings from the RESTRUCTURE project demonstrate that meal texture can be manipulated to both slow eating speed and reduce intake across a wide range of different meal formats. Read more

The clinical trial is underway: pre-data analysis scripts and detailed study methods

New findings from the RESTRUCTURE project have been published in the journal Food Quality and Preference highlighting how bread shape can influence both bread and condiment intakes. Read more

New Restructure findings show that bread shape influences energy intake

New findings from the RESTRUCTURE project have been published in the journal Food Quality and Preference highlighting how bread shape can influence both bread and condiment intakes. Read more