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Obese teens’ brains unusually susceptible to food commercials, study finds
May 21, 2015 by NewsBot
TV food commercials disproportionately stimulate the brains of overweight teenagers, including the regions that control pleasure, taste and -- most surprisingly -- the mouth, suggesting they mentally simulate unhealthy eating habits that make it difficult to lose weight later in life.