Jane Ogden

Jane Ogden is currently a Professor in Health Psychology at the University of Surrey where she teaches medical, nutrition, dietician and psychology students.  She has published over 140 academic papers and 6 books including The Psychology of eating: from healthy to disordered behaviour and Fat Chance: the Myth of dieting explained.  Her new book The good parenting food guide is due out in early 2014.  Her main research areas include the control of eating behaviour, parenting around food and the medical and surgical management of obesity.

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