Weight loss app aims to trick brain

A phone app developed at the University of Exeter is helping people lose weight by teaching their brain to shun unhealthy snacks. The 'FoodT' program aims to reduce the brain's reward and motor response to unhealthy foods, say researchers. Jim Drury reports.

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