Award winning obesity researcher Dr James Stubbs joined Slimming World in August 2006 as Research Officer to continue his work seeking practical solutions for successful weight control.

The focus of James’s work for over 20 years has been the physiological and psychological responses people have to diet and exercise. He is particularly interested in identifying the key factors that make people susceptible or resistant to diet induced obesity.

James joined Slimming World after 13 years at the Rowett Research Institute where he was Principle Scientific Officer. While there he conducted large-scale human trials into weight control and obesity.  He has carried out over 50 studies on different aspects of eating behaviour, appetite control, diet composition and energy balance. James joined Rowett in 1993 after receiving his Ph.D. from Cambridge University and gaining a Glaxo Junior Research Fellowship.

Currently James is working on defining the difference between successful and less successful slimmers focusing on improving methods to help weight control among consumers. His research specialises in large multi-disciplinary projects involving simultaneous measures of eating and activity behaviour in the context of energy balance. He is currently managing part of a cross-European research project, Diogenes (Diet, Obesity and Genes) which is examining how to prevent weight gain and regain among families and individuals in eight countries, including Britain.