Dr
Sam
Caton

BSc (Hons), MMedSci, PhD

School of Medicine and Population Health

Senior Lecturer in Public Health

Associate Director (Institute for Sustainable food)

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Dr Sam Caton
School of Medicine and Population Health

Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street

Sheffield

S1 4DA

Profile

I trained in Psychology at the University of Leeds before moving to the University of Sheffield to undertake an MMedSci in Human Nutrition. I completed my PhD at the University of Liverpool, focusing on human appetite regulation. I have held post-doctoral positions both nationally and internationally: in Germany (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Department of Endocrinology), the USA (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Department of Psychology), and the UK (University of Leeds, Institute of Psychological Sciences).

I joined the School of Medicine and Population Health in 2013. Prior to this, I was a Lecturer in Biopsychology and Neuroscience at the University of Bradford.

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Psychology (University of Leeds) , M.Med. Sci Human Nutrition (University of Sheffield), PhD (University of Liverpool)

Research interests

I am an interdisciplinary researcher with over two decades of experience in academia. I have a background in Psychology, Human Nutrition, and Public Health.

My work spans the broad area of nutrition and behaviour, focusing on food consumption, food systems, and the promotion of healthful diets across the lifespan. Through this, I contribute to real-life solutions for complex problems associated with the triple burden of malnutrition, environmental change, and inequitable food access and availability.

I am an Associate Director at the Institute for Sustainable Food (/sustainable-food).

My recent research includes leading a work package on the UKRI-funded Transforming UK Food Systems “Healthy soil, healthy food, healthy people” (H3) project, focusing on biofortification and consumer acceptance (). Additionally, I am a Co-I and the lead for Responsible Research and Innovation within the People Pillar at the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) ().

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Boyle NB, Armstrong B, Buckland NJ, Lane L, Caton SJ, Reynolds C, Vogel C & Dye L (2026) . Annals of Applied Biology, 189(1).
  • Wilkinson N, Tann E, Boyle N, Caton S, McColl V, Croden F, Singh Lalli G & Dye L (2025) . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 380(1935).
  • Tan PY, Som SV, Nguyen SD, Tan X, Tran DT, Tran NT, Tran VK, Dye L, Moore JB, Caton S , Ensaff H et al (2025) . BMJ Public Health, 3.
  • Tan PY, Som VS, Nguyen SD, Tan X, Tran DT, Tran TN, Tran VK, Dye L, Moore JB, Caton S , Ensaff H et al (2024) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 83(OCE4).
  • Tan PY, Chan CL, Som SV, Dye L, Moore JB, Caton S & Gong Y (2024) . Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.
  • Tan PY, Som SV, Nguyen SD, Tran DT, Tran NT, Tran VK, Dye L, Moore JB, Caton S, Ensaff H , Lin X et al (2024) . Nutrients, 16(19).
  • Gulyas BZ, Mogeni B, Jackson P, Walton J & Caton SJ (2024) . Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.
  • Yan B, Caton SJ & Buckland NJ (2024) . Appetite, 202.
  • Alsheweir A, Goyder E, Alzahrani M & Caton SJ (2024) . Nutrients, 16(13).
  • Gulyas BZ, Caton SJ & Edmondson JL (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24(1).
  • Alsheweir A, Goyder E & Caton SJ (2024) . Nutrients, 16(2).
  • Alsheweir A, Goyder E, Alnooh G & Caton SJ (2023) . Nutrients, 15(21).
  • Boyle NB, Adolphus K, Caton SJ, Croden FC, Dye L, Glass A, Halliwell K, Hansen GL, Holm L, Jackson P , Makinwa F et al (2023) . British Journal of Nutrition, 1-14.
  • Almulhim AN, Hartley H, Norman P, Caton SJ, Doğru OC & Goyder E (2023) . BMC Public Health, 23.
  • Almulhim AN, Goyder E & Caton SJ (2022) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22).
  • Mahdi S, Dickerson A, Infield Solar G & Caton SJ (2022) . British Journal of Nutrition.
  • Kwansa AL, Akparibo R, Cecil JE, Infield Solar G & Caton SJ (2022) . Nutrients, 14(9).
  • Marr C, Breeze P & Caton S (2022) . Appetite, 168.
  • Jackson P, Cameron D, Rolfe S, Dicks LV, Leake J, Caton S, Dye L, Young W, Choudhary S, Evans D , Adolphus K et al (2021) . Nutrition Bulletin, 46(4), 497-505.
  • Marr C, Breeze P & Caton SJ (2021) . British Journal of Nutrition.
  • Akparibo R, Aryeetey RNO, Asamane EA, Osei-Kwasi HA, Ioannou E, Solar GI, Cormie V, Pereko KK, Amagloh FK, Caton SJ & Cecil JE (2021) . Nutrients, 13(10).
  • Marr C, Reale S, Breeze P & Caton S (2021) . Obesity Reviews, 22(4).
  • Carstairs SA, Caton SJ, Hetherington MM, Rolls BJ & Cecil JE (2020) . Food Quality and Preference, 83.
  • Reale S, Simpson R, Marr C, Carstairs S, Cecil J, Hetherington M & Caton S (2019) . Nutrients, 11(12).
  • Reale S, Marr C, Cecil JE, Hetherington MM & Caton SJ (2019) . Nutrients, 11(12).
  • Zhu W, Niu X, Wang M, Li Z, Jiang H-K, Li C, Caton SJ & Bai Y (2019) . Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 12, 1625-1638.
  • Reale S, Hamilton J, Akparibo R, Hetherington M, Cecil J & Caton S (2019) . Appetite, 137, 47-61.
  • McNally J, Hugh-Jones S, Caton SJ, Vereijken C, Weenen H & Hetherington MM (2019) . Appetite, 133, 353-361.
  • Ahern S, Caton S, Blundell-Birtill P & Hetherington M (2019) . Appetite, 132, 37-43.
  • Carstairs S, Caton SJ, Blundell-Birtill P, Rolls BJ, Hetherington MM & Cecil JE (2018) . Nutrients, 10(12).
  • Reale S, Kearney CM, Hetherington MM, Rolls BJ, Cecil JE, Carstairs SA, Croden F & Caton SJ (2018) . Nutrients, 10(10).
  • Hetherington MM, Blundell-Birtill P, Caton SJ, Cecil JE, Evans CE, Rolls BJ & Tang T (2018) . Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 77(3), 347-355.
  • Paroche MM, Caton SJ, Vereijken CMJL, Weenen H & Houston-Price C (2017) . Frontiers in Psychology, 8.
  • Caton S, McNally J, Hugh-Jones S, Vereijken C, Weenen H & Hetherington M (2016) . Maternal and Child Nutrition, 12, 205-228.
  • Caton SJ, Nolan LJ & Hetherington MM (2015) . Current Obesity Reports, 4(1), 99-105.
  • Caton S, Nolan LJ & Hetherington MM (2015) . Current obesity reports.
  • Ahern SM, Caton SJ, Blundell P & Hetherington MM (2014) . Appetite, 80, 154-160.
  • Caton SJ, Blundell P, Ahern SM, Nekitsing C, Olsen A, Moller P, Hausner H, Remy E, Nicklaus S, Chabanet C , Issanchou S et al (2014) . PLOS ONE, 9(5).
  • Ahern SM, Caton SJ, Blundell P & Hetherington MM (2013) . Appetite, 71, 470-470.
  • Ahern SM, Caton SJ, Bouhlal S, Hausner H, Olsen A, Nicklaus S, Møller P & Hetherington MM (2013) . Appetite, 71, 48-56.
  • Caton SJ, Ahern SM, Remy E, Nicklaus S, Blundell P & Hetherington MM (2013) . British Journal of Nutrition, 109(11), 2089-2097.
  • Caton SJ, Ahern SM & Hetherington MM (2012) . Appetite, 59(2), 622-622.
  • Ahern SM, Caton SJ, Bouhlal S, Hausner H, Olsen A, Nicklaus S, Møller P & Hetherington MM (2012) . Appetite, 59(2), 619-619.
  • Caton SJ, Bielohuby M, Bai Y, Spangler LJ, Burget L, Pfluger P, Reinel C, Czisch M, Reincke M, Obici S , Kienzle E et al (2012) . Physiology and Behavior, 106(2), 185-192.
  • Caton SJ, Ahern SM & Hetherington MM (2011) . Appetite, 57(3), 816-825.
  • Caton SJ, Yinglong B, Burget L, Spangler LJ, Tschöp MH & Bidlingmaier M (2009) . Obesity, 17(2), 283-289.
  • Pedrosa Gil F, Bidlingmaier M, Ridout N, Scheidt CE, Caton S, Schoechlin C & Nickel M (2008) . Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 62(5), 366-373.
  • Manolopoulou J, Bielohuby M, Caton SJ, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Renner-Mueller I, Wolf E, Lichtenauer UD, Beuschlein F, Hoeflich A & Bidlingmaier M (2008) . Journal of Endocrinology, 196(2), 215-224.
  • Caton SJ, Burget L & Bidlingmaier M (2007) Eat fat, get fat?: The short-term effectiveness of low-carbohydrate diets for weight loss. OBESITY AND METABOLISM-MILAN, 3(1), 38-43.
  • Caton S, Bate K & Hetherington MM (2007) Acute effects of an alcoholic drink on food intake: aperitif versus co-ingestion.. Physiology & Behavior, 90, 368-375.
  • Nogueiras R, Caton SJ, Perez-Tilve D, Bidlingmaier M & Tschöp MH (2006) . Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms, 3(4), 463-470.
  • Caton SJ, Marks JE & Hetherington MM (2005) . Physiology & Behavior, 84(3), 371-377.
  • Caton SJ, Ball M, Ahern A & Hetherington MM (2004) . Physiology & Behavior, 81(1), 51-58.
  • Yeomans MR, Caton S & Hetherington MM (2003) . Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 6(6), 639-644.
  • Wilkinson SW, Wright HC, Cotton TEA, Pascual-Pardo D, Campbell SA, Wickramaarachchi U, Cameron DD, Gulyas BZ, Ho P, Mackie AR , Caton SJ et al () . npj Sustainable Agriculture, 4(1).

Book chapters

  • Hetherington MM, Caton S & Nekitsing C (2017) Sensory-specific satiation and satiety, Time Dependent Measures of Perception in Sensory Evaluation (pp. 48-66).
  • Nogueiras R, Wiedmer P, Perez-Tilve D, Caton SJ & Tschöp MH (2009) , Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (pp. 577-581). Elsevier
  • Nogueiras R, Perez-Tilve D, Wiedmer P, Tschöp MH & Caton SJ (2009) , Encyclopedia of Neuroscience Volumes 1 11 (pp. V4-V4-581).

Theses

  • Caton SJ (2010) Acute effects of alcohol on appetite, energy intake and energy balance..

Datasets

  • Gulyas B, Blevins R, Caton S, Cunningham H, Crispo M, Catterall A, Dobson M, Edmondson M, Edmondson S, Leake J & Edmondson J .

Preprints

  • Tan PY, Som SV, Nguyen SD, Tan X, Tran DT, Tran NT, Tran VK, Dye L, Moore JB, Caton S , Ensaff H et al (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Almulhim A, Hartley H, Norman P, Caton S & Goyder E (2022) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Research group

Food and Nutrition (SMPH)

Grants

My work has been supported by a range of funding bodies, including:

•        UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
•        The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
•        The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF)
•        The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
•        Research England Quality Research (QR) funding
•        The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) via the University's  Impact, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (IIKE) scheme 
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Teaching interests

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (recognition reference: PR110391). 
Most of my teaching is at undergraduate level on the MBChB programme, focusing on general Public Health, Nutrition, and Health Psychology/Health Promotion. I am the Phase 1 lead for Public Health, and I contribute to teaching and supervision across the medical degree, as well as the BMedSci (intercalation degree) and Master's programmes in Population Health.

I am interested in supervising students who wish to focus on topics aligning with nutrition, behaviour and nutrition, nutrient/ food insecurity, dietary interventions and behaviour change.

Teaching activities

Public Health teaching in Phase 1 of the Undergraduate Medical Degree (MBChB)

Professional activities and memberships
  • Nutrition Society / Editorial board member for Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
  • Public Health Educators in Medical Schools 
  • Association for the Study of Obesity 
  • British Feeding and Drinking Group 
     

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